Paul
PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN
(b.
26 August 1694
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
03 April 1750
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
)
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Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 26 August 1694 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie RÉGUINDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE and Marie POMPONNELLE (maternal) Joachim RÉGUINDEAU and Magdeleine HANNETONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Paul married Françoise VIAU 6 December 1719 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise VIAU was born 22 March 1682 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Françoise died 17 January 1744 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Françoise was the child of Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Madeleine PLOUARD (PLOUART).
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN died 03 April 1750 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
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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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