Hilaire BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born

25 March 1811 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Died

11 December 1868 , Sorel, Québec, Canada

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Pierre-Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE Marie-Josephte VANDAL

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Born: 25 March 1811 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Father: Pierre-Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Mother: Marie-Josephte VANDAL

Paternal grandparents: Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE , Marie-Anne HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dite LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques VANDAL , Louise-Thérèse VENNE

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

Hilaire married Marguerite PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX 9 May 1838 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marguerite PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 11 January 1815 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite died 26 July 1888 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite was the child of Charles PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Anne PAUL HUS.

Hilaire BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE died 11 December 1868 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Menuisier

The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Journey Through Sawdust and Shavings: Life as a Menuisier in 18th Century New France

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)

A Glimpse into the Everyday Life of a Québécois Man in the Mid-1800s

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Spouse & Children of Hilaire BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

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Hilaire BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married

Marguerite PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX
Marriage date: 9 May 1838
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec

Marguerite PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX was the child of Charles PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Anne PAUL HUS

Marriage notes:

married 09 MAY 1838, St-Pierre, Sorel, Québec, Marguerite PELOQUIN, daughter of Charles Peloquin and Marie Anne Hus

marriage source: Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada

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Children of Hilaire BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

Elie BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: abt. 1838, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Lucille (Lucie) BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: 7 December 1839, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 8 February 1889, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste BEAULAC CHAPDELAINE 23 April 1860 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Hermine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: 6 October 1843, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Pierre CHAMPAGNE

Born: 2 April 1846, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Francois BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 17 September 1848, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 8 October 1912, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Philomene BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: abt. 1850, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Cuthbert BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 12 March 1851, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 19 July 1918, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Marie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: 11 April 1854, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Octavie CHAMPAGNE

Born: 4 May 1859, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 24 May 1905, , Québec Province, Canada

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Birth — 1811
25 March 1811
Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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

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)

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Marriage / Partner
Hilaire BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX 9 May 1838, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 27 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Lucille (Lucie) BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 7 December 1839, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Hilaire was 28 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Marie-Hermine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 6 October 1843, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Hilaire was 32 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Birth of Child
Pierre CHAMPAGNE was born 2 April 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Hilaire was 35 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Francois BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 17 September 1848, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Hilaire was 37 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Birth of Child
Cuthbert BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 12 March 1851, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Hilaire was 39 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1854 Birth of Child
Marie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 11 April 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Hilaire was 43 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Birth of Child
Octavie CHAMPAGNE was born 4 May 1859, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Hilaire was 48 years old.

1860 Marriage of Child
Lucille (Lucie) BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE married 23 April 1860, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean Baptiste BEAULAC CHAPDELAINE

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.