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BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE Genealogy
Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born abt. 1795 in Québec Province, Canada. Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Madeleine ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Josephte COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON (maternal) Gabriel ROY and Josephte CLOUTIER
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Theotiste PAGÉ 23 October 1815 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Theotiste PAGÉ was born abt. 1795 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). She was the daughter of Joseph PAGÉ and Françoise CASAUBON dite DOSTALER.
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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know? An old farmer in a parish [in the province of Quebec] gave a good thrashing to a boy who had...Read MORE...The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, No. 19, Oct. - Dec., 1892, Lutins in the Province of Quebec
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)
1815 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Theotiste PAGÉ 23 October 1815, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
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