Joseph
VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL
(b.
22 February 1745
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
23 May 1812
,
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL was born 22 February 1745 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL was the child of Elie VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL and Claire DUMAS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Charles DUMAS and Marie-Angélique CHAUVINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie GAUDREAU 14 November 1774 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie GAUDREAU was born abt. 1754 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died abt. 1825 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU and Elisabeth CYR.
Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL died 23 May 1812 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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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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