Marguerite
BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dite MAJOR
(b.
15 September 1709
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
d.
5 February 1798
,
Laval, Lower Canada
)
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Marguerite BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dite MAJOR was born 15 September 1709 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Marguerite BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dite MAJOR was the child of Etienne BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR and Angélique PROTEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Étienne PROTEAU and Marguerite SÉGUINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Francois BIGRAS 31 May 1734 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Francois BIGRAS was born 19 February 1700 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Francois died 16 June 1781 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Francois was the child of François BIGRAS dit FAUVEL and Marie BRUNET.
Marguerite BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dite MAJOR died 5 February 1798 in Laval, Lower Canada .
m. Ardouin Denis
m. Bigras Francois
Details of the family tree of Marguerite appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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