Philomène PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

(b. 2 March 1842 , Beloeil, Canada East d. 7 September 1919 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada )
Age: 77

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Philomène PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 2 March 1842 in Beloeil, Canada East

Philomène PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was the child of François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Placide FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marianne (Marie Anne) LAMBERT (maternal) Joseph FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE and Angélique BEAUDRY

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Philomène married François LAMBERT 7 February 1872 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François LAMBERT was born 21 March 1840 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). François died 18 December 1906 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). François was the child of Pierre LAMBERT and Marie-Reine DANSEREAU.

Philomène PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN died 7 September 1919 in Beloeil, 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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