François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

(b. 21 August 1812 , Beloeil, Lower Canada d. 22 October 1862 , Beloeil, Canada East )
Age: 50

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François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 21 August 1812 in Beloeil, Lower Canada

François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was the child of François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marianne (Marie Anne) LAMBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Charlotte DANSEREAU (maternal) Pierre LAMBERT dit HÉBERT and Monique BEAUDREAU (BAUDREAU) GRAVELINE

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François married Marie-Placide FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE 27 November 1832 in St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Beloeil Québec. . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Placide FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE was born 10 September 1812 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Placide died abt. 1897 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Placide was the child of Joseph FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE and Angélique BEAUDRY.

François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN died 22 October 1862 in Beloeil, Canada East .
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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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François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married

Marie-Placide FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE-- Date: 27 November 1832 Place: St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Beloeil Québec.
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Marie-Placide FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE was the child of Joseph FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE and Angélique BEAUDRY

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Children of François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Placide FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE:

Eulalie PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (b.14 November 1833, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. , )

Alexandre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN (b.22 December 1834, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. , )

Fulgence PETIT (b.February 8 1836, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. June 16 1876, Chambly, Québec, Canada )
m. Philomène ARCHAMBAULT 1856 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Célina PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (b.abt. 1837, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. abt. 1871, Montréal, Québec, Canada )
m. Clement LAMOUREUX 8 August 1858 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Virginie (Herménégilde) PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (b.abt. 1839, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. , )

Damase PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN (b.abt. 1840, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. , )

Philomène PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (b.2 March 1842, Beloeil, Canada East d. 7 September 1919, Beloeil, Québec, Canada )
m. François LAMBERT 7 February 1872 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Séraphine PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (b.1 March 1844, Beloeil, Canada East d. abt. 1917, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre PREFONTAINE 11 August 1868 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph-Euclide PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN (b.abt. 1845, Beloeil, Canada East d. , )

Mélisa PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (b.abt. 1845, Beloeil, Canada East d. , )

Sophie PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (b.23 July 1847, Beloeil, Canada East d. abt. 1928, Montréal, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph-Cleophas FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE 3 May 1870 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Camille PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (b.abt. 1850, Beloeil, Canada East d. , )

Alphonsine PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (b.abt. 1850, Beloeil, Canada East d. , )

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1812 Birth
21 August 1812
Beloeil, Lower Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage / Partner
François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Placide FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE 27 November 1832, St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Beloeil Québec.

He was 20 years old.

François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN - 1832 marriage

1832 marriage

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1833 Birth of Child
Eulalie PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 14 November 1833, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

François was 21 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Alexandre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 22 December 1834, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

François was 22 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Fulgence PETIT was born February 8 1836, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

François was 23 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Birth of Child
Philomène PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 2 March 1842, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

François was 29 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Séraphine PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 1 March 1844, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

François was 31 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1847 Birth of Child
Sophie PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 23 July 1847, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

François was 34 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Marriage of Child
Célina PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married 8 August 1858, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Clement LAMOUREUX