Paul SAUNIER dit BEAUSOLEIL (SAULNIER)

(b. abt. 1736 , France d. abt. 1782 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Paul SAUNIER dit BEAUSOLEIL (SAULNIER) was born abt. 1736 in France

Paul SAUNIER dit BEAUSOLEIL (SAULNIER) was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Paul married Madeleine GENEREUX 7 February 1763 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine GENEREUX was born abt. 1745 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine died 13 April 1768 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Madeleine was the child of Antoine GENEREUX and Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE).

Paul married (2) Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE 30 September 1771 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE was born 3 February 1752 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Louise died 1 February 1817 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Marie-Louise LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU).

Paul SAUNIER dit BEAUSOLEIL (SAULNIER) died abt. 1782 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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