Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

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15 May 1790 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN Marie-Josephte MESSIER

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Born: 15 May 1790 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Mother: Marie-Josephte MESSIER

Paternal grandparents: Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN , Charlotte PROVOST

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS , Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite GEOFFRION 10 April 1815 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite GEOFFRION was born 20 September 1774 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite died 18 July 1865 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite was the child of Gabriel GEOFFRION and Marie-Madeleine DALPE dite PARISEAU.

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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Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married

Marguerite GEOFFRION
Marriage date: 10 April 1815
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marguerite GEOFFRION was the child of Gabriel GEOFFRION and Marie-Madeleine DALPE dite PARISEAU

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Children of Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marguerite GEOFFRION

Louis-Anastase BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 22 January 1816, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 10 May 1872, Varennes, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Born: 21 July 1817, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 10 June 1895, Varennes, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1790
15 May 1790
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

1815 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marguerite GEOFFRION 10 April 1815, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 24 years old.

Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN - 1815 marriage

1815 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1816 Birth of Child
Louis-Anastase BEAUCHEMIN was born 22 January 1816, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1817 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 21 July 1817, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

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