Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born

9 June 1816 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

Died

12 May 1850 , Beloeil, Canada East

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Pierre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN Marie RENAUD

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Born: 9 June 1816 in Beloeil, Lower Canada

Father: Pierre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Mother: Marie RENAUD

Paternal grandparents: Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN , Charlotte DANSEREAU

Maternal grandparents: Joseph RENAUD , Marie-Anne GUYON dite LEMOINE

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Joseph married Lucie FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE 6 October 1835 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lucie FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE was born 16 August 1816 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . Lucie died 30 September 1876 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada . Lucie was the child of Joseph FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE and Angélique BEAUDRY.

Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN died 12 May 1850 in Beloeil, Canada East .

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Lucie FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE
Marriage date: 6 October 1835
Marriage place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Lucie FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE was the child of Joseph FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE and Angélique BEAUDRY

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Children of Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Lucie FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE

Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 25 August 1843, Beloeil, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Louise TRUDEAU 9 October 1860 Place: Beloeil, Canada East

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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 — 1816
9 June 1816
Beloeil, Lower Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Lucie FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE 6 October 1835, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 19 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 25 August 1843, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)