Césarie PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

(b. abt. 1851 , Beloeil, Canada East d. , )

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Césarie PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born abt. 1851 in Beloeil, Canada East

Césarie PETIT dite 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):

Césarie married Isaac BOURGUIGNON abt. 1882 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . Isaac BOURGUIGNON was born abt. 1851 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Isaac was the child of Isidore BOURGUIGNON and Esther FELSQUE dite DECOSTE.

Césarie married (2) Donat PELLETIER 1 September 1891 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Donat PELLETIER was born abt. 1851 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

Beauchemin, Césarie (1851-). À Montréal en 1882.
- Née à Belœil.
- Fille de Jonas Beauchemin et de Sophronie Gibouleau dit Lafleur.
- Elle a épousé Isaac Bourguignon à l'église Sacré-Cœur de Montréal en 1882, puis Donat Pelletier à l'église Notre-Dame de Montréal en 1891.
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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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