Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

(b. 16 November 1753 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1815 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 16 November 1753 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Josephte COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Françoise GUIGNARD D'OLONNE dite DALCOURT (maternal) Antoine COURRIER and Marie-Anne LARUE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephe BOUCHER 18 January 1779 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Josephe BOUCHER was born 9 September 1762 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Josephe died 5 March 1826 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph-Charles BOUCHER and Marie-Thérèse HETU.

Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE died 25 April 1815 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .

Quebec Vital Records; Berthier

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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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

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Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married

Marie-Josephe BOUCHER-- Date: 18 January 1779 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe BOUCHER was the child of Joseph-Charles BOUCHER and Marie-Thérèse HETU

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Children of Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Josephe BOUCHER:

Marie-Josephe BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE (b.3 February 1782, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 March 1859, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Pierre CASAUBON 24 January 1803 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.28 May 1783, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 June 1862, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Catherine GERVAISE 24 November 1806 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Archange BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE (b.29 June 1785, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Françoise BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE (b.26 November 1786, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 February 1877, Berthierville, Québec, Canada )

Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.21 September 1792, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 2 January 1844, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East )
m. Marie-Félicité BONIN 6 July 1807 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

Pierre-Celestin BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.abt. 1793, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )

Basile BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.12 May 1794, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 11 May 1873, Berthierville, Québec, Canada )

Olivier BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.8 March 1798, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 26 July 1798, Berthierville, Lower Canada )

Amable BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.9 July 1799, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )

Julie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE (b.16 April 1801, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )

Celestin BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.30 July 1803, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )

Marie-Thérèse BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE (b.30 July 1803, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )

Genevieve BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE (b.5 June 1805, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 9 November 1882, Tecumseh, Essex, Ontario, Canada)

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1753 Birth
16 November 1753
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Josephe BOUCHER 18 January 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 25 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 3 February 1782, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Pierre BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 28 May 1783, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 29 June 1785, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Françoise BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 26 November 1786, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 21 September 1792, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Basile BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 12 May 1794, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Olivier BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 8 March 1798, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Amable BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 9 July 1799, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Julie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 16 April 1801, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 47 years old.

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE married 24 January 1803, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre CASAUBON

1803 Birth of Child
Celestin BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 30 July 1803, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 49 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 30 July 1803, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 49 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Genevieve BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 5 June 1805, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.

1806 Marriage of Child
Pierre BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married 24 November 1806, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Catherine GERVAISE

1807 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married 6 July 1807, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Marie-Félicité BONIN