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François THOMAS dit BEAULIEU was born abt. 1690 in La Grande Grave, Plaisance, Quebec, Canada
François THOMAS dit BEAULIEU was the child of Claude THOMAS dit BEAULIEU and Madeleine SCEAUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Madeleine LABRECQUE 17 January 1729 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine LABRECQUE was born 10 August 1694 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 18 March 1760 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Madeleine was the child of Jacques LABRECQUE and Marguerite PAQUET (PASQUIER) dite LAVALLEE.
François married (2) Marie-Anne GELY abt. 1741 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne GELY was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died abt. 1767 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Andre GELY (GELLY) and Geneviève SAMSON.
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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