Francois BEAUTRON dit MAJOR

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12 September 1802 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BEAUTRON dit MAJOR Suzanne BLENIER dite JARRY

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Born: 12 September 1802 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste BEAUTRON dit MAJOR

Mother: Suzanne BLENIER dite JARRY

Paternal grandparents: Louis BEAUTRON dit MAJOR , Madeleine SAPEE dite POLIGNY

Maternal grandparents: Francois BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) , Ursule CREVIER

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

Francois married Sophie HOTTE 26 September 1826 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophie HOTTE was born 23 January 1806 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Sophie died 31 August 1840 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Sophie was the child of Pierre HOTTE and Marie-Amable THIBAULT.

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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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Spouse & Children of Francois BEAUTRON dit MAJOR

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Francois BEAUTRON dit MAJOR married

Sophie HOTTE
Marriage date: 26 September 1826
Marriage place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada
Sophie HOTTE was the child of Pierre HOTTE and Marie-Amable THIBAULT

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Children of Francois BEAUTRON dit MAJOR and Sophie HOTTE

Hermine BEAUTRON dite MAJOR

Born: 20 August 1838, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph TREMBLAY 27 January 1875 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1802
12 September 1802
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

1826 Marriage / Partner
Francois BEAUTRON dit MAJOR and Sophie HOTTE 26 September 1826, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1838 Birth of Child
Hermine BEAUTRON dite MAJOR was born 20 August 1838, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Francois was 35 years old.

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