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Joseph MARTIN dit BEAULIEU was born 10 December 1740 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Joseph MARTIN dit BEAULIEU was the child of Jacques MARTIN dit BEAULIEU and Madeleine CHAUVEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine MARTIN dit MONTPELLIER and Marie-Thérèse BONNET (maternal) Pierre CHAUVEAU dit TONNELIER and Charlotte VALLEESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Jeanne PAQUET 6 February 1769 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Jeanne PAQUET was born 6 August 1742 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Jeanne died 15 October 1790 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Pierre PAQUET and Marie-Charlotte RENAUD.
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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