Yves-Pierre GODU dit SANSOUCY

(b. 25 September 1664 , Poitiers, France d. 20 August 1731 , Varennes, Canada, New France )

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Yves-Pierre GODU dit SANSOUCY was born 25 September 1664 in Poitiers, France

Yves-Pierre GODU dit SANSOUCY was the child of ? and ?

Yves-Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1698.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Yves-Pierre married Jeanne CHOQUET 2 September 1698 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jeanne CHOQUET was born 16 August 1675 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jeanne died 27 March 1706 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jeanne was the child of Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Anne JULIEN.

Yves-Pierre GODU dit SANSOUCY died 20 August 1731 in Varennes, Canada, New France .

son of Pierre Godu and Jeanne Persil

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Occupation

Yves-Pierre GODU dit SANSOUCY was a Soldat.
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

Family and Children of Yves-Pierre GODU dit SANSOUCY

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Yves-Pierre GODU dit SANSOUCY married

Jeanne CHOQUET-- Date: 2 September 1698 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Jeanne CHOQUET was the child of Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Anne JULIEN

Children of Yves-Pierre GODU dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne CHOQUET:

René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN (b.14 September 1699, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 11 June 1767, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Françoise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME 9 February 1723 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Anne GODU (b.3 February 1704, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1740, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Gabriel FONTAINE 10 November 1721 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1664 Birth
25 September 1664
Poitiers, France

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Marriage / Partner
Yves-Pierre GODU dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne CHOQUET 2 September 1698, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 33 years old.

1699 Birth of Child
René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN was born 14 September 1699, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Yves-Pierre was 34 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GODU was born 3 February 1704, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Yves-Pierre was 39 years old.

1706 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jeanne CHOQUET died 27 March 1706, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GODU married 10 November 1721, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Gabriel FONTAINE

1723 Marriage of Child
René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN married 9 February 1723, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Françoise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

1731 Death
20 August 1731
Varennes, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 66.

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