Basile PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

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Basile married Louise PROVOST 31 January 1774 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise PROVOST was born 19 September 1753 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Louise was the child of Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE .

Parents & Family of Basile PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Parents of Basile PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Father

Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Mother

Marie-Louise MONGEAU

Grandparents of Basile PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN Marie RÉGUINDEAU

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MONGEAU Marie-Louise PINARD

m. Louise Provost
31 January 1774
Varennes, Qc

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Basile PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Basile PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married

Louise PROVOST
Marriage date: 31 January 1774
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise PROVOST was the child of Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Children of Basile PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Louise PROVOST

Marie-Louise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN 4 August 1806 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Charlotte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 25 May 1783, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 March 1837, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Francois TRUDEAU 9 November 1812 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Basile'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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