Pierre
MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN
(b.
2 October 1833
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
d.
4 June 1890
,
Yamachiche, Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 2 October 1833 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Pierre MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Charles MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN and Julie PELOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques HUS MILET (MILLET) BEAUCHEMIN and Angélique-Veronique FORCIER (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN and Marie-Thérèse MANDEVILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Esther COURNOYER 5 September 1854 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Esther COURNOYER was born 8 February 1832 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Esther died 2 March 1882 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Esther was the child of Maxime HUS COURNOYER and Pelagie PAUL HUS.
Pierre MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN died 4 June 1890 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada .
m. Esther Cournoyer 5 Sep 1854 in St Pierre, Sorel, Canada
Details of the family tree of Pierre 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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