Marie-Genevieve BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE

Born

8 June 1765 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 March 1807 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Charles BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHESNE Geneviève RICHARD dite PRE

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Born: 8 June 1765 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Charles BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHESNE

Mother: Geneviève RICHARD dite PRE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHESNE , Marguerite-Agathe BIGOT

Maternal grandparents: Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY , Louise POTHIER

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Marie-Genevieve married Francois DUBOIS 8 August 1785 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois DUBOIS was born abt. 1758 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Francois died 10 May 1833 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Francois was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS and Josephte BOURBEAU.

Marie-Genevieve BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE died 7 March 1807 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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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)

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Marie-Genevieve BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE married

Francois DUBOIS
Marriage date: 8 August 1785
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois DUBOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS and Josephte BOURBEAU

Children of Francois DUBOIS and Marie-Genevieve BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE

Francois-Xavier DUBOIS

Born: 30 July 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 June 1863, Ste-Gertrude, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marguerite LEBLANC 5 October 1812 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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Birth — 1765
8 June 1765
Bécancour, Nicolet, 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE and Francois DUBOIS 8 August 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 20 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier DUBOIS was born 30 July 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Genevieve was 22 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)