René ALBERT dit BEAULIEU

(b. 27 March 1673 , France d. 17 May 1745 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France )

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René ALBERT dit BEAULIEU was born 27 March 1673 in France

René ALBERT dit BEAULIEU was the child of ? and ?

René was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1708.

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

René married Geneviève ARNAUD 20 February 1708 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève ARNAUD was born 22 July 1687 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Geneviève died 8 July 1745 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Geneviève was the child of Mathurin ARNAUD and Barbe RENAUD.

René ALBERT dit BEAULIEU died 17 May 1745 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France .

son of Rene Albert and Philippe Voyer

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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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