Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT

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15 September 1759 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

14 March 1846 , Beloeil, Canada East

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Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN Marie-Anne FONTAINE

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Born: 15 September 1759 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Mother: Marie-Anne FONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN , Françoise VIAU

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel FONTAINE , Marie-Anne GODU

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Catherine DESRANLEAU 5 February 1782 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Catherine DESRANLEAU was born 16 October 1761 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine died 19 December 1833 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Catherine was the child of François DESRANLEAU and Catherine GUYON dite DUTILLY.

Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT died 14 March 1846 in Beloeil, Canada East .
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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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Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT married

Marie-Catherine DESRANLEAU
Marriage date: 5 February 1782
Marriage place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine DESRANLEAU was the child of François DESRANLEAU and Catherine GUYON dite DUTILLY

Children of Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT and Marie-Catherine DESRANLEAU

Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
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François-Amable BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT

Born: abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada
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Joseph BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
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Augustin BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT

Born: abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada
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Catherine BEAUCHEMIN dite PETIT

Born: abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada
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Marie BEAUCHEMIN dite PETIT

Born: abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT

Born: abt. 1794, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1759
15 September 1759
Varennes, Canada, New France

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT and Marie-Catherine DESRANLEAU 5 February 1782, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 22 years old.

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Beauchemin, Jean-Baptiste (1759-1846). À Belœil en 1782, puis à Varennes en 1792. Marguillier à la paroisse Saint-Matthieu de Belœil en 1807.
- Né à Varennes.
- Fils de Paul Petit dit Beauchemin et de Marie Fontaine.
- Il a épousé Catherine Desranleau à Belœil en 1782.
- Père deJean-Baptiste (1782), François-Amable (1784), Joseph (1785), Augustin (1787), Catherine (1788), Marie (1792) et Pierre (1794).
- Décédé et inhumé à Belœil.