Marie-Françoise HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Born

29 December 1726 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

24 July 1784 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Bernard HUDON dit BEAULIEU Charlotte GAGNON

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Born: 29 December 1726 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Bernard HUDON dit BEAULIEU

Mother: Charlotte GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre HUDON dit BEAULIEU , Marie-Angelique GOBEIL

Maternal grandparents: Jean GAGNON , Jeanne LOIGNON

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Marie-Françoise married Richard-Lambert RICHARD 30 June 1749 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Richard-Lambert RICHARD was born 19 September 1722 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Richard-Lambert died 1 July 1812 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Richard-Lambert was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Elisabeth GAMACHE.

Marie-Françoise HUDON dite BEAULIEU died 24 July 1784 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Marie-Françoise HUDON dite BEAULIEU married

Richard-Lambert RICHARD
Marriage date: 30 June 1749
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Richard-Lambert RICHARD was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Elisabeth GAMACHE

Children of Richard-Lambert RICHARD and Marie-Françoise HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Euphrosine RICHARD

Born: 1 June 1765, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 March 1805, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Noel GERBERT dit JALBERT 10 October 1786 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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Birth — 1726
29 December 1726
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise HUDON dite BEAULIEU and Richard-Lambert RICHARD 30 June 1749, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 22 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1765 Birth of Child
Euphrosine RICHARD was born 1 June 1765, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Françoise was 38 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.