Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

(b. abt. 1740 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada

Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne-Jeanne PROVOST (PREVOST) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie RÉGUINDEAU (maternal) Pierre PROVOST and Marie-Anne CHAUDILLON

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

Louis married Charlotte PROVOST 7 January 1765 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte PROVOST was born 21 February 1745 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charlotte died 20 December 1782 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charlotte was the child of Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE.

Louis married (2) Marguerite-Louise HAYET dite MALO 23 September 1793 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Marguerite-Louise HAYET dite MALO was born 27 January 1760 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite-Louise was the child of Joseph HAYET dit ST-MALO and Marie BRIEN dite DESROCHES.

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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