Louis
DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON
(b.
23 September 1706
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
8 October 1779
,
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON was born 23 September 1706 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON was the child of Thomas DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Angélique BEGNIER (BESNIER) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Françoise-Louise VOLANT 25 January 1730 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Françoise-Louise VOLANT was born 10 July 1710 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Françoise-Louise died 10 June 1792 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Françoise-Louise was the child of Jean-François VOLANT and Marguerite GODEFROY.
Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON died 8 October 1779 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Louis appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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