Henri
PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN
(b.
23 January 1815
,
Beloeil, Lower Canada
d.
16 July 1891
,
Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada
)
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Henri PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 23 January 1815 in Beloeil, Lower Canada
Henri PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Charlotte LAMOUREAUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Charlotte DANSEREAU (maternal) Joseph LAMOUREAUX and Charlotte PROVOSTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Henri married Madeleine DANSEREAU 31 August 1841 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East . Madeleine DANSEREAU was born 6 July 1817 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Madeleine died 22 July 1899 in Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton). Madeleine was the child of François DANSEREAU and Reine PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE.
Henri PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN died 16 July 1891 in Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada .
m. Madeleine Dansereau
31 August 1841
St-Marc sur Richelieu, Quebec
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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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