Moise PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

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5 May 1820 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

Died

abt. 1850 , Saint-Césaire, Canada East

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François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN Marianne (Marie Anne) LAMBERT

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Born: 5 May 1820 in Beloeil, Lower Canada

Father: François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Mother: Marianne (Marie Anne) LAMBERT

Paternal grandparents: Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN , Charlotte DANSEREAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LAMBERT dit HÉBERT , Monique BEAUDREAU (BAUDREAU) GRAVELINE

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Moise married Marie-Théophile LETESTU 27 February 1843 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Théophile LETESTU was born 2 November 1826 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire). Marie-Théophile died 12 January 1884 in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Québec, Canada.

Moise PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN died abt. 1850 in Saint-Césaire, Canada East .

Beauchemin (Petit), Moïse (1820-1850). À Saint-Pie en 1844 et en 1848.
- Né à Belœil.
- Fils de François Petit dit Beauchemin et de Marie-Anne Lambert .
- Il a épousé Théotiste Letestu à Saint-Hilaire en 1843.
- Père d'Octavie (1845) et Albini (1849).
- Décédé et inhumé à Saint-Césaire (Rouville).
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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
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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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Moise PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married

Marie-Théophile LETESTU
Marriage date: 27 February 1843
Marriage place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East

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Children of Moise PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Théophile LETESTU

Joséphine-Octavie PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1845, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Albini PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1849, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1820
5 May 1820
Beloeil, Lower Canada

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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Marriage / Partner
Moise PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Théophile LETESTU 27 February 1843, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

He was 22 years old.

Beauchemin (Petit), Moïse (1820-)
il a épousé Théotiste Letestu à Saint-Hilaire en 1843.

Père d'Octavie (1845) et Albini (1849).

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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