Claude
DESMARAIS dit BEAULAC
(b.
15 December 1751
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
d.
7 January 1830
,
Montréal, Lower Canada
)
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DESMARAIS dit BEAULAC Genealogy
Claude DESMARAIS dit BEAULAC was born
15 December 1751
in Verchères, Canada, New France .
Claude DESMARAIS dit BEAULAC
was the child of
Michel DESMARAIS
and
Therese LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Paul-Charles DESMARAIS and
Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE
(maternal)
Pierre-Sulpice LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) and
Marie-Louise BOUSQUET
Claude DESMARAIS dit BEAULAC died 7 January 1830 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
m. Langlois Agathe
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Over time, Quebec 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.
Quebec - Did you know? The chief festivities in New France occurred at Michaelmas, Christmas, Easter, and May Day. On...Read MORE...Daily Life in New France (www.chroniclesofamerica.com/ french/ daily_life_in_new_france.htm)
What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Canada 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)
Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
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Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
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Birth 15 December 1751
Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Death 7 January 1830Montréal, Québec, Canada
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