Francois
BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHENE
(b.
24 January 1783
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
17 May 1858
,
Plessisville, Canada East
)
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Francois BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHENE was born 24 January 1783 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHENE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Marie-Marthe TROTTIER dite LABISSONIERE 29 April 1806 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marthe TROTTIER dite LABISSONIERE was born 11 November 1790 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marthe died 17 September 1849 in Plessisville, Québec, Canada (Somerset).
Francois BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHENE died 17 May 1858 in Plessisville, Canada East .
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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)
Family and Children of Francois BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHENE
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Marie-Marthe TROTTIER dite LABISSONIERE-- Date: 29 April 1806 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHENE and Marie-Marthe TROTTIER dite LABISSONIERE:
Israel BEAUCHESNE (b.21 October 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 30 January 1895, St-Adrien-de-Ham, Wolfe, Québec, Canada)
m. Julie Anastasie ALLARD 8 October 1844
Marie-Marthe TROTTIER dite LABISSONIERE-- Date: 29 April 1806 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower CanadaSacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHENE and Marie-Marthe TROTTIER dite LABISSONIERE:
Israel BEAUCHESNE (b.21 October 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 30 January 1895, St-Adrien-de-Ham, Wolfe, Québec, Canada)m. Julie Anastasie ALLARD 8 October 1844
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1783 Birth 24 January 1783
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1806 Marriage / PartnerFrancois BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHENE and Marie-Marthe TROTTIER dite LABISSONIERE 29 April 1806, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada
He was 23 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1822 Birth of ChildIsrael BEAUCHESNE was born 21 October 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
Francois was 39 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1849 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Marthe TROTTIER dite LABISSONIERE died 17 September 1849, Plessisville, Québec, Canada (Somerset)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1858 Death 17 May 1858
Plessisville, Canada East
He died at the age of 75.
Added: 11/15/2025 1:12:37 PM
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