Célina PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

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abt. 1837 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

Died

abt. 1871 , Montréal, Québec, Canada

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François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN Marie-Placide FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE

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Born: abt. 1837 in Beloeil, Lower Canada

Father: François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Mother: Marie-Placide FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN , Marianne (Marie Anne) LAMBERT

Maternal grandparents: Joseph FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE , Angélique BEAUDRY

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Célina married Clement LAMOUREUX 8 August 1858 in Beloeil, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Clement LAMOUREUX was born 15 May 1836 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Clement was the child of Clement LAMOUREUX and Apolline LAMBERT dite HEBERT.

Célina PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN died abt. 1871 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .
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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
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 Célina PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

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Célina PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married

Clement LAMOUREUX
Marriage date: 8 August 1858
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

Clement LAMOUREUX was the child of Clement LAMOUREUX and Apolline LAMBERT dite HEBERT

Marriage notes:

Name: Clement Lamoureux Fils

Record Type: Contrat de Mariage (Marriage Contract) (Marriage)

Record Date: 8 août 1858 (8 Aug 1858)

Record Place: Richelieu, Québec (Quebec), Canada

Inferred Marriage Year: 1858

Notary: Brillon, Joseph-Régnier

Notarial Act Number: 1415

Record Description: Convention de Mariage

Participants:

Name

Clement Lamoureux

Célina Petit

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Children of Clement LAMOUREUX and Célina PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Clement LAMOUREUX

Born: 20 May 1859, Beloeil, Canada East
Died: 23 November 1916, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Hermenegilde LAMOUREUX

Born: 27 August 1860, Beloeil, Canada East
Died: ,

Amedee LAMOUREUX

Born: 5 January 1863, Beloeil, Canada East
Died: 11 January 1918, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marie (Mary) PRUNIER 8 April 1883 Place: Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Elmerine Henriette Aurelie "Marie Caroline" LAMOUREUX

Born: 10 July 1864, Roxton Falls, Canada East
Died: ,

Laruent-Ephrem LAMOUREUX

Born: 17 August 1865, Roxton Falls, Canada East
Died: ,

Corinne LAMOUREUX

Born: abt. 1867, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Philippe LAMOUREUX

Born: 16 June 1868, Beloeil, Québec, Canada
Died: 28 March 1933, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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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)

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)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 Marriage / Partner
Célina PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN and Clement LAMOUREUX 8 August 1858, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Célina PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN - 1858 marriage (part 1)

1858 marriage (part 1)

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

Célina PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN - 1858 marriage (part 2)

1858 marriage (part 2)

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

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Birth of Child
Clement LAMOUREUX was born 20 May 1859, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

1860 Birth of Child
Hermenegilde LAMOUREUX was born 27 August 1860, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

1863 Birth of Child
Amedee LAMOUREUX was born 5 January 1863, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Elmerine Henriette Aurelie "Marie Caroline" LAMOUREUX was born 10 July 1864, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)

1865 Birth of Child
Laruent-Ephrem LAMOUREUX was born 17 August 1865, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.