François
BRUNEL dit BEAUFORT
(b.
11 November 1781
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
13 July 1837
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
)
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François BRUNEL dit BEAUFORT was born 11 November 1781 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada
François BRUNEL dit BEAUFORT was the child of François BRUNEL dit BEAUFORT and Geneviève ENOUILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Jeanne CARPENTIER dite BAILLY (maternal) Jean-Baptiste ENOUILLE dit LANOIX and Genevieve FAFARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Madeleine FERLAND 18 February 1808 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine FERLAND was born 12 March 1790 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 20 February 1851 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of François FERLAND and Geneviève COLLIN.
François BRUNEL dit BEAUFORT died 13 July 1837 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of François 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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