Alexis
BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE
(b.
26 March 1763
,
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
23 January 1823
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE was born 26 March 1763 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE was the child of Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Marie Anne PARR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT and Marie-Josephte DUBOIS (maternal) Jean PARR and Marie Josephte ROY dite LALIBERTÉSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Genevieve BARIL 19 February 1787 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve BARIL was born 29 October 1765 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Genevieve died 17 October 1855 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Genevieve was the child of Antoine BARIL and Elisabeth MAILLOT.
Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE died 23 January 1823 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexis 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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