Marie Françoise Sarrazin

Brief Life History of Marie Françoise

When Marie Françoise Sarrazin was born on 20 August 1732, in Lachine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, her father, Pierre Sarrazin Depelteau, was 48 and her mother, Marguerite Leduc, was 36. She married Simon Meloche on 27 April 1750, in Lachine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 27 September 1758, in her hometown, at the age of 26, and was buried in Lachine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Simon Meloche
1724–1799
Marie Françoise Sarrazin
1732–1758
Marriage: 27 April 1750
Joseph Simon Meloche
1752–1827
Marguerite Meloche
1754–1819
Françoise Amable Meloche
1756–1814
Paul Meloche
1757–1824

Sources (5)

  • Joseph Brunet dit Létang and Margueritte Meloche Marriage, "Saints-Anges-de-Lachine Registres paroissiaux, 1676-1876"
  • Francoise Sarrazin Burial - Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979
  • Simon Meloche + Francoise Sarrazin Marriage - Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Yves, Etienne, Fernand, Gilles, Pierre, Serge, Yvon. German Hubertus, Wolfgang.

French: nickname for someone of swarthy appearance or for an unruly person, or for someone who had taken part in a Crusade, from Old French Sarasin ‘Saracen’. This ethnic name came into French via Latin and Greek from a Semitic term, perhaps from Arabic sharq ‘sunrise, east’. Compare Sarasin , Sarazen , and Sarazin .

History: Nicolas Sarrazin/Sarazin from Paris, France, married Marie-Catherine Blondeau in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1680. — This surname is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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