Toussaint
BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE
(b.
29 October 1761
,
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada
d.
17 September 1844
,
Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
)
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Toussaint BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE was born 29 October 1761 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada
Toussaint BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE was the child of Urbain BEAUDREAU (BAUDREAU) dit GRAVELINE and Marie-Judith DUFRESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul BEAUDREAU (BAUDREAU) dit GRAVELINE and Marie TESSIER (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE and Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Toussaint married Marie-Josephte ROGNON dite LAROCHE 13 February 1797 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte ROGNON dite LAROCHE was born 19 August 1752 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 31 January 1831 in Saint-Pie, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Antoine ROGNON and Marie-Charlotte HOUDE.
Toussaint BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE died 17 September 1844 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Toussaint 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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