Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY

(b. 18 February 1719 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1798 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY was born 18 February 1719 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY was the child of Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne RAIMBAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Étienne RAIMBAULT and Jeanne RAIMBAULT

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

Charlotte married Louis GIGUÈRE 1 February 1745 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis GIGUÈRE was born 15 January 1718 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS.

Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY died 17 March 1798 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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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)

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Family and Children of Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY

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Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY married

Louis GIGUÈRE-- Date: 1 February 1745 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Louis GIGUÈRE was the child of Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

Children of Louis GIGUÈRE and Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY:

Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE (b.29 November 1746, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François PÉTRIN 22 February 1773 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Jeanne GIGUERE (b.6 January 1750, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste CANTARA 22 January 1770 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne GIGUERE dite DESPINS (b.20 February 1757, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre BLETTE dit GAZAILLE 26 November 1781 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1719 Birth
18 February 1719
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1745 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY and Louis GIGUÈRE 1 February 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 25 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE was born 29 November 1746, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Charlotte was 27 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne GIGUERE was born 6 January 1750, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Charlotte was 30 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GIGUERE dite DESPINS was born 20 February 1757, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Charlotte was 38 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne GIGUERE married 22 January 1770, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-Baptiste CANTARA

1773 Marriage of Child
Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE married 22 February 1773, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to François PÉTRIN

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GIGUERE dite DESPINS married 26 November 1781, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Pierre BLETTE dit GAZAILLE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)