Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT

Born

11 January 1735 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1797 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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François LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT Marguerite HOUDE

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Born: 11 January 1735 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: François LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT

Mother: Marguerite HOUDE

Paternal grandparents: Hilaire LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT , Marie-Antoinette LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents: Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS , Marie-Madeleine LEMAY

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Joseph married Josephte COTNOIR (COTTENOIR) dite PRÉVILLE 11 February 1760 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte COTNOIR (COTTENOIR) dite PRÉVILLE was born 21 July 1727 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Josephte died 10 October 1807 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) and Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE.

Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT died 17 March 1797 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada .
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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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Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT married

Josephte COTNOIR (COTTENOIR) dite PRÉVILLE
Marriage date: 11 February 1760
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Josephte COTNOIR (COTTENOIR) dite PRÉVILLE was the child of Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) and Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE

Children of Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT and Josephte COTNOIR (COTTENOIR) dite PRÉVILLE

Charlotte BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE

Born: abt. 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexis-Basile CARPENTIER 15 May 1791 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1735
11 January 1735
Champlain, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT and Josephte COTNOIR (COTTENOIR) dite PRÉVILLE 11 February 1760, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 25 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE married 15 May 1791, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Alexis-Basile CARPENTIER

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)