Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born

8 June 1746 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

22 March 1823 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

Age: 77

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Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN Marie-Anne FONTAINE

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Born: 8 June 1746 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Mother: Marie-Anne FONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN , Françoise VIAU

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel FONTAINE , Marie-Anne GODU

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

Paul married Charlotte DANSEREAU 3 July 1775 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Charlotte DANSEREAU was born 7 October 1756 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Charlotte died 26 September 1826 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Charlotte was the child of François DANSEREAU and Marie-Charlotte RIVET.

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN died 22 March 1823 in Beloeil, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Farmer

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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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Spouse & Children of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

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Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married

Charlotte DANSEREAU
Marriage date: 3 July 1775
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Charlotte DANSEREAU was the child of François DANSEREAU and Marie-Charlotte RIVET

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Children of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Charlotte DANSEREAU

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 2 November 1777, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne LOISELLE 14 October 1799 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Married: Charlotte LAMOUREAUX 17 February 1806 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Pierre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 23 October 1779, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Judith DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE 5 October 1801 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Married: Marie RENAUD 4 November 1805 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste PETIT

Born: 10 November 1781, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 June 1826, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine ADAM 3 October 1803 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Married: Angelique GUILLEMOT dite BEAUSOLEIL 4 November 1811 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 28 July 1784, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite GUILLEMOT dite BEAUSOLEIL 25 July 1808 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Augustin PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 23 January 1788, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 August 1834, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Rose TETREAU 15 October 1810 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 14 March 1790, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1836, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Marianne (Marie Anne) LAMBERT October 28, 1811

Henri PETIT

Born: 29 December 1791, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1838, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Desanges RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD 20 January 1812 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charlotte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 29 September 1793, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: 20 October 1824 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) 26 September 1808 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1796, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Esther PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 22 August 1796, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: 27 August 1796, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Basile PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1798, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1798, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Geneviève PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 23 April 1800, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre-Benoni ROBERT 17 July 1815 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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Birth — 1746
8 June 1746
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Charlotte DANSEREAU 3 July 1775 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 29 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 2 November 1777, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 31 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Pierre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 23 October 1779, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Paul was 33 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PETIT was born 10 November 1781, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Paul was 35 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 28 July 1784, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Paul was 38 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Augustin PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 23 January 1788, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Paul was 41 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 14 March 1790, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Paul was 43 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Henri PETIT was born 29 December 1791, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Paul was 45 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Charlotte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 29 September 1793, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Paul was 47 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Esther PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 22 August 1796, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Paul was 50 years old.

1799 Marriage of Child
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married 14 October 1799 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marie-Anne LOISELLE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Geneviève PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 23 April 1800, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Paul was 53 years old.

1801 Marriage of Child
Pierre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married 5 October 1801 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Judith DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

1803 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PETIT married 3 October 1803, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Madeleine ADAM

1805 Marriage of Child
Pierre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married 4 November 1805 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marie RENAUD

1806 Marriage of Child
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married 17 February 1806, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Charlotte LAMOUREAUX

1808 Marriage of Child
Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married 25 July 1808, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marguerite GUILLEMOT dite BEAUSOLEIL

1808 Marriage of Child
Charlotte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married 26 September 1808 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD)

1810 Marriage of Child
Augustin PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married 15 October 1810, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marie-Rose TETREAU

1811 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PETIT married 4 November 1811 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Angelique GUILLEMOT dite BEAUSOLEIL

1812 Marriage of Child
Henri PETIT married 20 January 1812, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Desanges RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD

1815 Marriage of Child
Geneviève PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married 17 July 1815 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Pierre-Benoni ROBERT

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