Jean
BEAUDENESSE dit ST-JEAN
(b.
abt. 1697
,
Bretagne, France
d.
2 January 1742
,
Lotbinière, Canada, New France
)
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Jean BEAUDENESSE dit ST-JEAN was born abt. 1697 in Bretagne, France
Jean BEAUDENESSE dit ST-JEAN was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1722.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Rose HETU 7 December 1722 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Rose HETU was born 22 May 1702 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Rose died 16 January 1773 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Rose was the child of Georges HETU dit LAFLEUR and Marie LOISEAU.
Jean BEAUDENESSE dit ST-JEAN died 2 January 1742 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France .
son of Benoit Beaudenesse and Marie Sorlan
Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.
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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