Joseph-Melchior
BRISSET dit BEAUPRE
(b.
23 November 1692
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
18 July 1769
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph-Melchior BRISSET dit BEAUPRE was born 23 November 1692 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Joseph-Melchior BRISSET dit BEAUPRE was the child of Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE and Marguerite DANDONNEAU dite LAJEUNESSE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre DANDONNEAU dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Françoise JOBIN dite LAJEUNESSESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Melchior married Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON 26 February 1726 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON was born 12 March 1705 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marie-Geneviève died 29 September 1738 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Martin CASAUBON and Françoise LEPELÉ.
Joseph-Melchior BRISSET dit BEAUPRE died 18 July 1769 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph-Melchior 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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