Josephte LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCY

(b. 17 April 1701 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1784 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephte LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCY was born 17 April 1701 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Josephte LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCY was the child of Jacques LEVESQUE dit SANSOUCY and Marguerite LAIR and the grandchild of: (maternal) Etienne LAIR and Marie LORION

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Josephte married Laurent DEGAME (DEGANNE) 23 February 1721 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Laurent DEGAME (DEGANNE) was born 2 November 1696 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Laurent died 1 March 1748 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Laurent was the child of Leon DEGAME (DEGANNE) and Marie-Jeanne BEGNIER (BESNIER).

Josephte LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCY died 26 March 1784 in L'Assomption, 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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Josephte LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCY married

Laurent DEGAME (DEGANNE)-- Date: 23 February 1721 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Laurent DEGAME (DEGANNE) was the child of Leon DEGAME (DEGANNE) and Marie-Jeanne BEGNIER (BESNIER)

Children of Laurent DEGAME (DEGANNE) and Josephte LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCY:

Jacques DEGAME (DEGANNE) (b.13 December 1721, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie DEGAME (DEGANNE) (b.31 December 1722, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Canada)
m. Pierre RATEL (RATELLE) 3 February 1749 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charles DEGAME (DEGANNE) (b.18 February 1725, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1793, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe LALONDE 27 January 1766 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Catherine DEGAME (DEGANNE) (b.29 May 1727, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Josephte DEGAME (DEGANNE) (b.19 June 1736, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Louis MAHEU 30 January 1758 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1701 Birth
17 April 1701
Repentigny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1721 Marriage / Partner
Josephte LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCY and Laurent DEGAME (DEGANNE) 23 February 1721, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She was 19 years old.

1721 Birth of Child
Jacques DEGAME (DEGANNE) was born 13 December 1721, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Josephte was 20 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Marie DEGAME (DEGANNE) was born 31 December 1722, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 21 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Charles DEGAME (DEGANNE) was born 18 February 1725, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Josephte was 23 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine DEGAME (DEGANNE) was born 29 May 1727, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Josephte was 26 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DEGAME (DEGANNE) was born 19 June 1736, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Josephte was 35 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Laurent DEGAME (DEGANNE) died 1 March 1748, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1749 Marriage of Child
Marie DEGAME (DEGANNE) married 3 February 1749, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Pierre RATEL (RATELLE)

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DEGAME (DEGANNE) married 30 January 1758, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Jean-Louis MAHEU

1762 Death of Child
Marie DEGAME (DEGANNE) died 28 February 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 60 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 Marriage of Child
Charles DEGAME (DEGANNE) married 27 January 1766 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Agathe LALONDE

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.