Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

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25 August 1843 , Beloeil, Canada East

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Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN Lucie FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE

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Born: 25 August 1843 in Beloeil, Canada East

Father: Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Mother: Lucie FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN , Marie RENAUD

Maternal grandparents: Joseph FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE , Angélique BEAUDRY

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Jean-Baptiste married Louise TRUDEAU 9 October 1860 in Beloeil, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Louise TRUDEAU was born 2 March 1834 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louise died 25 July 1909 in Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton). Louise was the child of Joseph TRUDEAU and Celeste WILLIAM dite THOMAS.

m. (2) 26 Jan 1910, Roxton Falls, Shefford, Quebec, Canada
Philomène Tremblay
(1845–)

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 Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

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Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married

Louise TRUDEAU
Marriage date: 9 October 1860
Marriage place: Beloeil, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Louise TRUDEAU was the child of Joseph TRUDEAU and Celeste WILLIAM dite THOMAS

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Children of Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Louise TRUDEAU

Hormidas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1861, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Michel PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1862, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Cécile-Azilda PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 28 September 1864, Beloeil, Canada East
Died: 22 January 1881, Beloeil, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1866, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Delphis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1868, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Rose-Anna BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 16 August 1871, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 August 1933, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada

Marie-Lucie PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1874, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Robertine PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1876, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1843
25 August 1843
Beloeil, Canada East

1860 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Louise TRUDEAU 9 October 1860, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 17 years old.

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Beauchemin (Petit), Jean-Baptiste (1840-). Journalier Belœil en 1860 et à Roxton Falls en 1874.
- Fils de François Petit dit Beauchemin et de Placide Préfontaine ou Joseph Petit et Lucie Préfontaine.
- Il a épousé Louise Trudeau à Belœil en 1860.
- Père d'Hormidas (1861), Michel (1862), Cécile-Azilda (1864), Marie-Louise, Delphis, Marie-Lucie (1874) et Marie-Robertine (1876).

Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN - 1860 marriage

1860 marriage

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

1864 Birth of Child
Cécile-Azilda PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 28 September 1864, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste was 21 years old.

1871 Birth of Child
Rose-Anna BEAUCHEMIN was born 16 August 1871, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

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