Joseph
PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN
(b.
9 June 1816
,
Beloeil, Lower Canada
d.
12 May 1850
,
Beloeil, Canada East
)
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Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 9 June 1816 in Beloeil, Lower Canada
Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Pierre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie RENAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Charlotte DANSEREAU (maternal) Joseph RENAUD and Marie-Anne GUYON dite LEMOINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Lucie died 30 September 1876 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Lucie was the child of Joseph FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE and Angélique BEAUDRY.
Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN died 12 May 1850 in Beloeil, Canada East .
m. Prefontaine Lucie
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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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