Augustin
SYLVESTRE dit BEAUSOLEIL
(b.
7 August 1775
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
15 June 1854
,
Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Canada East
)
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Augustin SYLVESTRE dit BEAUSOLEIL was born 7 August 1775 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Augustin SYLVESTRE dit BEAUSOLEIL was the child of Jean-Simon SYLVESTRE dit BEAUSOLEIL and Marguerite BAILLARGEON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas BAILLARGEON dit BOCAGE and Angélique NIQUETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Augustin married Marie-Judith-Julie GOULET 25 January 1802 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Judith-Julie GOULET was born 6 December 1775 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Judith-Julie died 26 July 1808 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Marie-Judith-Julie was the child of Joseph GOULET and Marie-Josephe ROUTHIER.
Augustin SYLVESTRE dit BEAUSOLEIL died 15 June 1854 in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Augustin 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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