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Jean-Baptiste RICHAUME dit PETRUS was born abt. 1697 in Québec Province, Canada
Jean-Baptiste RICHAUME dit PETRUS was the child of Jacques RICHAUME dit PETRUS and Marguerite GRATIOT (GRACIOT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre RICHAUME dit PETRUS and Marthe-Marie ARNUS (ARNUE) (ARNAULT) (maternal) Jacques GRATIOT (GRACIOT) and Madeleine MICHELANDESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Françoise-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE 29 May 1719 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Françoise-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE was born 5 April 1689 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Françoise-Louise died 2 April 1761 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Françoise-Louise was the child of Mathurin GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Nicole PHILIPPEAU (PHILLAPPEAU).
Jean-Baptiste married (2) Charlotte LEBEAU 10 January 1763 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte LEBEAU was born 4 September 1723 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charlotte died 3 May 1778 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAU (LEBEAU) dit LALOUETTE and Marguerite GIGUERE.
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)
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