Pierre BEAUFORT dit LIMOUSIN

Born

20 October 1727 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

8 October 1800 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT Marie-Josephte DUBOIS

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Born: 20 October 1727 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT

Mother: Marie-Josephte DUBOIS

Paternal grandparents: Hilaire LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT , Marie-Antoinette LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents: Jean DUBOIS , Jeanne RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT)

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Pierre married Marguerite-Francoise D'ALBERT dite ST-AGNAN 19 April 1762 in Batiscan, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite-Francoise D'ALBERT dite ST-AGNAN was born 27 November 1743 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marguerite-Francoise died 3 May 1817 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marguerite-Francoise was the child of Toussaint D'ALBERT and Marguerite LECOQ dite ST-ONGE.

Pierre BEAUFORT dit LIMOUSIN died 8 October 1800 in Batiscan, 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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Pierre BEAUFORT dit LIMOUSIN married

Marguerite-Francoise D'ALBERT dite ST-AGNAN
Marriage date: 19 April 1762
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada
Marguerite-Francoise D'ALBERT dite ST-AGNAN was the child of Toussaint D'ALBERT and Marguerite LECOQ dite ST-ONGE

Children of Pierre BEAUFORT dit LIMOUSIN and Marguerite-Francoise D'ALBERT dite ST-AGNAN

Marguerite BEAUFORT

Born: 19 April 1763, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 May 1824, Champlain, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BIGOT dit DUVAL 25 October 1779 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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Birth — 1727
20 October 1727
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BEAUFORT dit LIMOUSIN and Marguerite-Francoise D'ALBERT dite ST-AGNAN 19 April 1762, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 34 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Birth of Child
Marguerite BEAUFORT was born 19 April 1763, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 35 years old.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BEAUFORT married 25 October 1779, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Joseph BIGOT dit DUVAL

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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