Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE

Born

March 19, 1767 , Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

abt. 1801 , Québec Province, Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE.

Parents

François BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE Jeanne CARPENTIER dite BAILLY

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: March 19, 1767 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE

Mother: Jeanne CARPENTIER dite BAILLY

Paternal grandparents: Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT , Marie-Josephte DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents: Medard CARPENTIER dit BAILLY , Jeanne PROVENCHER

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

Marie-Josephe married Jean GIASSON dit CHIASSON 29 September 1783 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean GIASSON dit CHIASSON was born 30 October 1767 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean died 6 May 1846 in Coopersville, Clinton, New York, USA (Corbeau). Jean was the child of Jean Baptiste CHIASSON dit GIASSON and Marie Anne BOUDROT (BOUDREAU).

Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE died abt. 1801 in Québec Province, Canada.

alternate birth
1 May 1762 Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe

Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephe appear below.

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)

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE

Hide Family & Children

Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE married

Jean GIASSON dit CHIASSON
Marriage date: 29 September 1783
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean GIASSON dit CHIASSON was the child of Jean Baptiste CHIASSON dit GIASSON and Marie Anne BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Children of Jean GIASSON dit CHIASSON and Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE

Florent GIASSON

Born: 17 January 1790, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 May 1848, Coopersville, Clinton, New York, USA

Married: Marie BÉRARD dite LEPINE 10 January 1809 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1767
March 19, 1767
Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE and Jean GIASSON dit CHIASSON 29 September 1783, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

She was 16 years old.