Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born

27 November 1720 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

14 March 1793 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Born: 27 November 1720 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Father

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Mother

Françoise VIAU

Grandparents of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN Marie RÉGUINDEAU

Maternal grandparents

Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE Marie-Madeleine PLOUARD (PLOUART)

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

Paul married Marie-Anne FONTAINE October 8, 1742 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Anne FONTAINE was born 6 May 1724 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 25 July 1781 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU.

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN died 14 March 1793 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married

Marie-Anne FONTAINE
Marriage date: October 8, 1742
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne FONTAINE was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU

Marriage notes:

Ste-Anne-de-Varennes, Varennes, Québec

Children of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne FONTAINE

Marie-Françoise PETIT

Born: 15 August 1743, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 14 August 1812, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin HÉBERT dit LAMBERT 26 January 1761 Place: Varennes, Canada

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 8 June 1746, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 22 March 1823 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte DANSEREAU 3 July 1775 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise PETIT

Born: 4 August 1748, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 29 June 1808, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE 7 November 1768 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte PETIT

Born: 15 February 1751, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 6 August 1822 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste BLANCHARD 14 February 1774 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte PETIT

Born: 14 September 1753, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joachim TÉTREAULT 16 October 1769 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Victoire PETIT

Born: 10 March 1756, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1848, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East

Married: Pierre ADAM 12 February 1776 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT

Born: 15 September 1759, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 14 March 1846, Beloeil, Canada East

Married: Marie-Catherine DESRANLEAU 5 February 1782 Place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 31 October 1762, Varennes, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte BRINDAMOUR dite BONARD 3 January 1785 Place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Archange PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 4 August 1765, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 July 1806, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF 24 June 1782 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Paul's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1720
27 November 1720
Varennes, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne FONTAINE October 8, 1742, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 21 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise PETIT was born 15 August 1743, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 22 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 8 June 1746, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 25 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PETIT was born 4 August 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 27 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte PETIT was born 15 February 1751, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 30 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Josephte PETIT was born 14 September 1753, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 32 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Victoire PETIT was born 10 March 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 35 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT was born 15 September 1759, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 38 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise PETIT married 26 January 1761, Varennes, Canada to Augustin HÉBERT dit LAMBERT

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 31 October 1762, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 41 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 4 August 1765, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 44 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PETIT married 7 November 1768, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE

1769 Marriage of Child
Josephte PETIT married 16 October 1769, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Joachim TÉTREAULT

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte PETIT married 14 February 1774 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean Baptiste BLANCHARD

1775 Marriage of Child
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married 3 July 1775 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Charlotte DANSEREAU

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Victoire PETIT married 12 February 1776, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre ADAM

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne FONTAINE died 25 July 1781, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1782 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT married 5 February 1782, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Catherine DESRANLEAU

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Archange PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married 24 June 1782, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married 3 January 1785, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada to Josephte BRINDAMOUR dite BONARD

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

Death — 1793
14 March 1793
Varennes, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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