Pierre MICHEL dit BÉCOT

(b. 19 June 1769 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Pierre MICHEL dit BÉCOT was born 19 June 1769 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre MICHEL dit BÉCOT was the child of Jean Baptiste MICHEL and Marie Elisabeth Felicite COMEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MICHEL and Anne Marie GUILBAULT (maternal) Francois COMEAU and Marie-Anne LORD (LAURE)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Genevieve BERNARD 20 February 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve BERNARD was born 8 April 1771 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Genevieve died 10 July 1805 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Genevieve was the child of Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON and Elisabeth DUFAULT dite RACLOS.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Pierre MICHEL dit BÉCOT married

Genevieve BERNARD-- Date: 20 February 1792 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Genevieve BERNARD was the child of Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON and Elisabeth DUFAULT dite RACLOS

Children of Pierre MICHEL dit BÉCOT and Genevieve BERNARD:

Angélique MICHEL (b.11 March 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 23 May 1872, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada)
m. Isaac FRECHETTE 2 September 1817 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1769 Birth
19 June 1769
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

1792 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MICHEL dit BÉCOT and Genevieve BERNARD 20 February 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 22 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Angélique MICHEL was born 11 March 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre was 26 years old.

Added: 6/23/2020 12:25:15 PM - Updated: 6/23/2020 12:29:49 PM