Joseph BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR

Born

20 November 1711 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

19 November 1780 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 20 November 1711 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR

Father

Etienne BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR

Mother

Angélique PROTEAU

Grandparents of Joseph BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR

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Maternal grandparents

Étienne PROTEAU Marguerite SÉGUIN

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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, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 9 October 1789 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of 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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR

Joseph BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR married

Marie-Anne GROULX
Marriage date: 3 February 1733
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne GROULX was the child of Pierre GROULX and Marie-Gabrielle CHERLOT

Children of Joseph BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR and Marie-Anne GROULX

Joseph BEAUTRON dit MAJOR

Born: 30 December 1733, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Genevieve BARSALOU 2 August 1751 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis BEAUTRON dit MAJOR

Born: 7 November 1741, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 13 February 1820, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine SAPEE dite POLIGNY 26 January 1767 Place: Montréal, 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 — 1711
20 November 1711
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR and Marie-Anne GROULX 3 February 1733, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Joseph BEAUTRON dit MAJOR was born 30 December 1733, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph was 22 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Louis BEAUTRON dit MAJOR was born 7 November 1741, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 29 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Joseph BEAUTRON dit MAJOR married 2 August 1751, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France to Marie-Genevieve BARSALOU

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Louis BEAUTRON dit MAJOR married 26 January 1767, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Madeleine SAPEE dite POLIGNY

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.