Domithilde
BEAUCHEMIN dite PETIT
(b.
1 December 1828
,
Beloeil, Lower Canada
d.
27 May 1875
,
Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Domithilde BEAUCHEMIN dite PETIT was born 1 December 1828 in Beloeil, Lower Canada
Domithilde BEAUCHEMIN dite PETIT was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT and Victoire LAMOUREUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Madeleine ADAM (maternal) Joseph LAMOUREAUX and Charlotte PROVOSTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Domithilde married Louis LEDOUX 1 October 1844 in Beloeil, Canada East . Louis LEDOUX was born 15 January 1825 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Louis died 9 January 1846 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Louis was the child of Louis LEDOUX and Marie-Josephte POUDRETTE.
Domithilde married (2) Louis DESJARDINS 4 October 1847 in Beloeil, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louis DESJARDINS was born 22 April 1820 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louis died 27 May 1875 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Louis was the child of Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Charlotte LAFRANCE.
Domithilde BEAUCHEMIN dite PETIT died 27 May 1875 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.
Details of the family tree of Domithilde appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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