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Antoine BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE was born 24 May 1771 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE was the child of Joseph BEAUDREAU (BAUDREAU) dit GRAVELINE and Marie-Josephte PÉLOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Françoise BAZINET (maternal) Pierre-François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Geneviève TOURNOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marie-Anne VEL dite SANSOUCY 12 July 1791 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne VEL dite SANSOUCY was born abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 2 May 1805 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne PICHET dite DUPRÉ.
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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