Josephte PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN

(b. abt. 1742 , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 October 1817 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Josephte PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN was born abt. 1742 in Québec Province, Canada

Josephte PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste PINARD and Agnes GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PINARD and Marie-Ursule PEPIN (maternal) Germain GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne BEAUCHAMP

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

Josephte married Joseph BONIN 30 January 1759 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Joseph BONIN was born 26 January 1737 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Joseph died abt. 1829 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Joseph was the child of Joseph BONIN and Marie-Charlotte MEUNIER.

Josephte PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN died 22 October 1817 in Contrecœur, Lower 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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