Joseph
BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR
(b.
20 November 1711
,
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
d.
19 November 1780
,
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR was born 20 November 1711 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Joseph BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit 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):
Joseph married Marie-Anne GROULX 3 February 1733 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne GROULX was born 24 October 1714 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne died 9 October 1789 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre GROULX and Marie-Gabrielle CHERLOT.
Joseph BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR died 19 November 1780 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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