Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born

3 September 1722 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

4 November 1784 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

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Born: 3 September 1722 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Father

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Mother

Françoise VIAU

Grandparents of Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN Marie RÉGUINDEAU

Maternal grandparents

Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE Marie-Madeleine PLOUARD (PLOUART)

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

Marie-Francoise married Gabriel CHOQUET 20 July 1744 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gabriel CHOQUET was born 15 April 1721 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Gabriel died 31 August 1754 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Gabriel was the child of Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite HÉBERT.

Marie-Francoise married (2) Jacques GOYETTE 4 July 1757 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Jacques GOYETTE was born 16 June 1735 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . Jacques died 22 October 1769 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Jacques was the child of Charles GOGUET and Louise BARABÉ.

Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN died 4 November 1784 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .

born in the Cap St-Michel seignory of Varennes

m. Choquet Gabriel
m. Goyette Jacques

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married

Gabriel CHOQUET
Marriage date: 20 July 1744
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Gabriel CHOQUET was the child of Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite HÉBERT

Children of Gabriel CHOQUET and Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Gabriel CHOQUET

Born: 24 April 1745, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 9 July 1807, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite MORIN 13 November 1775 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married

Jacques GOYETTE
Marriage date: 4 July 1757
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Jacques GOYETTE was the child of Charles GOGUET and Louise BARABÉ

Children of Jacques GOYETTE and Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Francoise's Québec records.

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 — 1722
3 September 1722
Varennes, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN and Gabriel CHOQUET 20 July 1744, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 21 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Gabriel CHOQUET was born 24 April 1745, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Francoise was 22 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gabriel CHOQUET died 31 August 1754, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN and Jacques GOYETTE 4 July 1757, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 34 years old.

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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques GOYETTE died 22 October 1769, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

1775 Marriage of Child
Gabriel CHOQUET married 13 November 1775, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite MORIN

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.