Catherine
LEBEAU dite BEAUFILS
(b.
18 March 1768
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
,
)
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Catherine LEBEAU dite BEAUFILS was born 18 March 1768 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine LEBEAU dite BEAUFILS was the child of Pierre-Étienne LEBEAU dit BEAUFILS and Françoise BÉNARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LEBEAU dit LAJEUNESSE and Marguerite DELAUNAY (maternal) Pierre BÉNARD and Cecile Isabelle LONGUEPEESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Alexis BÉLAND 22 October 1787 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis BÉLAND was born 20 March 1745 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Alexis died 14 May 1816 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Alexis was the child of Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND and Geneviève PROULX.
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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