Paul
PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN
(b.
27 November 1720
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
14 March 1793
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
)
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Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 27 November 1720 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Françoise VIAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie RÉGUINDEAU (maternal) Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and 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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne died 25 July 1781 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). 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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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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