François MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born

5 November 1745 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

2 February 1820 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

François married Marie-Josephe MENARD 14 February 1774 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe MENARD was born abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Louis MENARD dit FONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine CHABOT dite LAMARRE .

Parents & Family of François MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN

Parents of François MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN

Father

Marc-Antoine HUS MILET (MILLET)

Mother

Louise-Ursule LAGUERCE

Grandparents of François MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN

Paternal grandparents

Marc-Antoine HUS MILET (MILLET) Françoise LAVALLEE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-François LAGUERCE Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN

François MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN married

Marie-Josephe MENARD
Marriage date: 14 February 1774
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe MENARD was the child of Louis MENARD dit FONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine CHABOT dite LAMARRE

Children of François MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Josephe MENARD

Marie MILLET dite BEAUCHEMIN

Born: abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 May 1866, Saint-Robert, Canada East

Married: Michel DESAUTELS 10 February 1800 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1745
5 November 1745
Sorel, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
François MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Josephe MENARD 14 February 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 28 years old.

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.