Christophe PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

(b. abt. 1849 , Beloeil, Canada East d. abt. 1921 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada )

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Christophe PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born abt. 1849 in Beloeil, Canada East

Christophe PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Jonas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Stéphanie (Sophronie) GIBOULEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marianne (Marie Anne) LAMBERT (maternal) Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR and Catherine GUYON

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

Christophe married Onesime-Marie MESSIER 19 July 1875 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada . Onesime-Marie MESSIER was born 1 January 1846 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Onesime-Marie died 19 August 1883 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Onesime-Marie was the child of Amable MESSIER and Marie-Leonice RACICOT.

Christophe married (2) Azilda VERONNEAU 15 April 1885 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada . Azilda VERONNEAU was born abt. 1849 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Azilda was the child of Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU and Marie-Louise DUSSAULT.

Christophe PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN died abt. 1921 in Beloeil, Québec, 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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