Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born

23 October 1664 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

17 February 1707 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Age: 57
Cause of Death: Unknown

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Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE Marie POMPONNELLE

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Born: 23 October 1664 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE

Mother: Marie POMPONNELLE

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas LEPETIT , Catherine ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

Maternal grandparents: Jean POMPONNELLE , Michelle BOULET

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

Nicolas married Marie RÉGUINDEAU 18 October 1693 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie RÉGUINDEAU was born 13 April 1675 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie died 27 May 1746 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie was the child of Joachim RÉGUINDEAU and Magdeleine HANNETON.

Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN died 17 February 1707 in Varennes, Canada, New France .

Baptism found at Immaculee Conception, Trois Rivieres in Drouin Collection

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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 Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

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Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married

Marie RÉGUINDEAU
Marriage date: 18 October 1693
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Source: Voyer et Bédard family history

Marie RÉGUINDEAU was the child of Joachim RÉGUINDEAU and Magdeleine HANNETON

Children of Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie RÉGUINDEAU

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 26 August 1694, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 03 April 1750, Varennes, Canada, New France

Married: Françoise VIAU 6 December 1719 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Renée PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 30 March 1696, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 18 June 1775, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD 19 August 1714 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUCLOS 8 January 1748 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Married: Jacques JALTEAU 12 February 1753 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marguerite PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 29 March 1698, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 29 December 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE 12 February 1725 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Françoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 29 March 1698, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 16 June 1698, Varennes, Canada, New France

Anne PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 17 February 1700, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 15 May 1793, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-François CHORET 5 February 1731 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Married: Joseph-Barthelemy COLLETTE (COLLET) dit PICARD 19 November 1736 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 9 March 1702, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 23 May 1772, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François LAMOUREUX 7 February 1722 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 17 March 1704, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 5 March 1780 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne-Jeanne PROVOST (PREVOST) 4 October 1737 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Married: Marie-Louise MONGEAU 26 November 1742 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Antoine PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1705, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 27 September 1752, Sorel, Canada, New France

Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 6 June 1706, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 19 July 1735 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Married: Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU 14 February 1735 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1664
23 October 1664
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Canadian Census - Trois Rivieres
Nicolas Petit - 34 habitant

Marie ponponnelle - 36 sa femme

Louis petit - 8 fils

Pierre petit - 6 fils

Jeanne petit - 5 fille

Paul petit - .4 fils

Et Nicolas petit - 2 fils

The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1693 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie RÉGUINDEAU 18 October 1693, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 29 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 26 August 1694, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Nicolas was 29 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Marie-Renée PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 30 March 1696, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 31 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Françoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 29 March 1698, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 33 years old.

1698 Birth of Child
Marguerite PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 29 March 1698, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 33 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Anne PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 17 February 1700, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 35 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 9 March 1702, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 37 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 17 March 1704, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 39 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 6 June 1706, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Nicolas was 41 years old.