Marguerite PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born

29 March 1698 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

29 December 1770 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Marguerite PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

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Born: 29 March 1698 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Marguerite PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Father

Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Mother

Marie RÉGUINDEAU

Grandparents of Marguerite PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE Marie POMPONNELLE

Maternal grandparents

Joachim RÉGUINDEAU Magdeleine HANNETON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married Joseph BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE 12 February 1725 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE was born 17 May 1701 in Québec Province, Canada. Joseph was the child of Amable BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie LAFOND.

Marguerite PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN died 29 December 1770 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Marguerite PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married

Joseph BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE
Marriage date: 12 February 1725
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Joseph BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE was the child of Amable BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie LAFOND

Children of Joseph BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marguerite PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Andre BREARD dit LAROCHE

Born: 3 May 1739, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie CHARBONNEAU 14 February 1774 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Louise BREARD dite LAROCHE

Born: abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph HEBERT 16 January 1764 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE

Born: abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine MENARD 10 February 1766 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1698
29 March 1698
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1725 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN and Joseph BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE 12 February 1725, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 26 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Andre BREARD dit LAROCHE was born 3 May 1739, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marguerite was 41 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Louise BREARD dite LAROCHE married 16 January 1764, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph HEBERT

1766 Marriage of Child
Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE married 10 February 1766, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada to Madeleine MENARD