Josephe LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT

Born

1 June 1727 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

10 February 1795 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Josephe married Joseph-Antoine AYOTTE 19 November 1742 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph-Antoine AYOTTE was born 13 August 1712 in Champlain, Canada, New France . Joseph-Antoine died 4 December 1783 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph-Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Catherine-Antoinette LEPAGE PAGESI ST-AMAND .

Parents & Family of Josephe LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT

Parents of Josephe LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT

Father

François LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT

Mother

Marguerite HOUDE

Grandparents of Josephe LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT

Paternal grandparents

Hilaire LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT Marie-Antoinette LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents

Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS Marie-Madeleine LEMAY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephe LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT

Josephe LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT married

Joseph-Antoine AYOTTE
Marriage date: 19 November 1742
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Joseph-Antoine AYOTTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Catherine-Antoinette LEPAGE PAGESI ST-AMAND

Children of Joseph-Antoine AYOTTE and Josephe LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT

Pierre AYOTTE

Born: abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 April 1828, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Alexis AYOTTE

Born: abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 June 1828, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Josephe'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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Birth — 1727
1 June 1727
Champlain, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Josephe LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT and Joseph-Antoine AYOTTE 19 November 1742, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 15 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.