Pierre-Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

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29 August 1769 , Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

25 July 1833 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Age: 65

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Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE Marie-Anne HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dite LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)

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Born: 29 August 1769 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Mother: Marie-Anne HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dite LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE , Marie-Josephe DUTEAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) , Geneviève GENEREUX

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Pierre-Alexis married Marie-Josephte VANDAL 14 February 1790 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Josephte VANDAL was born 24 March 1771 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Josephte died abt. 1838 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jacques VANDAL and Louise-Thérèse VENNE.

Pierre-Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE died 25 July 1833 in Lanoraie, Lower 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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Pierre-Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married

Marie-Josephte VANDAL
Marriage date: 14 February 1790
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec

Marie-Josephte VANDAL was the child of Jacques VANDAL and Louise-Thérèse VENNE

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St-Pierre-de-Sorel

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Children of Pierre-Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Josephte VANDAL

Josephte CHAMPAGNE

Born: 29 May 1791, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Pierre BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 13 February 1794, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
Died: 11 August 1869, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Married: Angéle (Angélique) DOIRON dite CADIEUX 11 August 1817 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Geneviève BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: 21 November 1795, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: 9 May 1828, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre DESROSIERS 5 February 1816 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 19 July 1797, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 23 November 1846, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Canada East

Married: Angélique DESROSIERS 3 February 1824 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 2 May 1799, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 20 March 1801, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Sophie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: 14 March 1803, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: 22 August 1884, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-René LIPPE 2 August 1825 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Edouard BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 19 February 1805, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Séraphine PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE 31 January 1826 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Married: Françoise ST-MARTIN 12 July 1842 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Aurelie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: 15 November 1806, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: 27 August 1868, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: François OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE 27 September 1825 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Lucille BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: 18 December 1808, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph PAGÉ 8 February 1831 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Hilaire BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 25 March 1811, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: 11 December 1868, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX 9 May 1838 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Alexis-Maxime BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 2 August 1812, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: 6 October 1891, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth MATTE 24 February 1835 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Charles BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 11 February 1814, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 March 1814, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Gilbert BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 17 June 1817, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: 15 October 1871, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Angélique ST-MARTIN 24 August 1841 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Pierre-Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE - 1769 Baptism. St-Joseph, Lanoraie, Quebec.

1769 Baptism. St-Joseph, Lanoraie, Quebec.

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Birth — 1769
29 August 1769
Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Josephte VANDAL 14 February 1790, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 20 years old.

Pierre-Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE - 1790 Marriage. Sorel Paroisse St-Pierre, Richelieu Co., P.Q.

1790 Marriage. Sorel Paroisse St-Pierre, Richelieu Co., P.Q.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Josephte CHAMPAGNE was born 29 May 1791, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre-Alexis was 21 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Pierre BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 13 February 1794, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Pierre-Alexis was 24 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Geneviève BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 21 November 1795, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre-Alexis was 26 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 19 July 1797, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre-Alexis was 27 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 2 May 1799, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre-Alexis was 29 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 20 March 1801, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre-Alexis was 31 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Sophie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 14 March 1803, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre-Alexis was 33 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Edouard BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 19 February 1805, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Pierre-Alexis was 35 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Marie-Aurelie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 15 November 1806, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre-Alexis was 37 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Lucille BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 18 December 1808, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Pierre-Alexis was 39 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Hilaire BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 25 March 1811, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre-Alexis was 41 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Alexis-Maxime BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 2 August 1812, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre-Alexis was 42 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Charles BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 11 February 1814, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Pierre-Alexis was 44 years old.

1816 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE married 5 February 1816, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Pierre DESROSIERS

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Gilbert BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 17 June 1817, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre-Alexis was 47 years old.

1817 Marriage of Child
Pierre BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married 11 August 1817, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Angéle (Angélique) DOIRON dite CADIEUX

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married 3 February 1824, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Angélique DESROSIERS

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Sophie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE married 2 August 1825, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Joseph-René LIPPE

1825 Marriage of Child
Marie-Aurelie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE married 27 September 1825, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to François OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Edouard BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married 31 January 1826, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Séraphine PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Death of Child
Geneviève BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE died 9 May 1828, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre-Alexis was 58 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Lucille BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE married 8 February 1831, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Joseph PAGÉ