Augustin
SYLVESTRE dit BEAUSOLEIL
(b.
5 June 1806
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
d.
11 June 1882
,
Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada
)
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Augustin SYLVESTRE dit BEAUSOLEIL was born 5 June 1806 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Augustin SYLVESTRE dit BEAUSOLEIL was the child of Augustin SYLVESTRE dit BEAUSOLEIL and Marie-Judith-Julie GOULET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Simon SYLVESTRE dit BEAUSOLEIL and Marguerite BAILLARGEON (maternal) Joseph GOULET and Marie-Josephe ROUTHIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Augustin married Adelaide BELAND 22 January 1827 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Adelaide BELAND was born 13 April 1803 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Adelaide died 28 July 1844 in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gabriel). Adelaide was the child of Joseph BELAND and Thérèse LAMARRE.
Augustin SYLVESTRE dit BEAUSOLEIL died 11 June 1882 in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada .
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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