Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY

(b. 5 July 1728 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1776 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY was born 5 July 1728 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY was the child of Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne RAIMBAULT (maternal) Pierre FOURNIER and Marie ANCELIN

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

Madeleine married Étienne PAPILLON 7 January 1750 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Étienne PAPILLON was born 17 October 1722 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Étienne died 3 February 1797 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Étienne was the child of Étienne PAPILLON and Madeleine LARUE.

Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY died 14 October 1776 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, 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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Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY married

Étienne PAPILLON-- Date: 7 January 1750 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Étienne PAPILLON was the child of Étienne PAPILLON and Madeleine LARUE

Children of Étienne PAPILLON and Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY:

Madeleine PAPILLON (b.17 October 1750, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN 31 January 1771 in Saint-Louis de Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Bonsecours)
m. François CORMIER 4 October 1779 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Charlotte PAPILLON (b.18 November 1751, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Andre-Marie POTVIN (ARPIN) 9 February 1779 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Étienne PAPILLON (b.10 October 1752, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Ursule PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX 22 June 1778 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth PAPILLON (b.10 December 1753, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1837, La Présentation, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph CHAPDELAINE dit BEAULAC 19 August 1776 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Genevieve PAPILLON (b.28 December 1758, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1822, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) 13 October 1777 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Angélique-Judith PAPILLON (b.17 September 1766, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 March 1810, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre RICHARD 24 July 1786 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Cecile PAPILLON (b.14 November 1769, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 May 1854, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Emmanuel HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN 16 February 1789 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1728 Birth
5 July 1728
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY and Étienne PAPILLON 7 January 1750, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 21 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Madeleine PAPILLON was born 17 October 1750, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Madeleine was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte PAPILLON was born 18 November 1751, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Madeleine was 23 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Étienne PAPILLON was born 10 October 1752, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Madeleine was 24 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Elisabeth PAPILLON was born 10 December 1753, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Madeleine was 25 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Genevieve PAPILLON was born 28 December 1758, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Madeleine was 30 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Angélique-Judith PAPILLON was born 17 September 1766, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Madeleine was 38 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Cecile PAPILLON was born 14 November 1769, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Madeleine was 41 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Madeleine PAPILLON married 31 January 1771, Saint-Louis de Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Bonsecours) to Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

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.