Marie-Charlotte
DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC
(b.
31 March 1722
,
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
d.
14 February 1789
,
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC was born 31 March 1722 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC was the child of Paul-Charles DESMARAIS and Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT) (maternal) Jean FERRÉ dit LACHAPELLE and Catherine LAIRSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Charlotte married Maurice BOUSQUET 24 September 1742 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Maurice BOUSQUET was born 13 April 1716 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Maurice died 2 September 1782 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Maurice was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Marie-Louise LUSSIER.
Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC died 14 February 1789 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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