Marie MARTIN dite BEAULIEU

(b. abt. 1742 , Canada d. , )

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Marie MARTIN dite BEAULIEU was born abt. 1742 in Canada

Marie MARTIN dite BEAULIEU was the child of Joseph MARTIN dit BEAULIEU and Marie-Charlotte BEDARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine MARTIN dit MONTPELLIER and Marie-Thérèse BONNET (maternal) Jacques BEDARD and Jeanne-Elisabeth RENAUD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie married Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit BELLEVILLE 31 August 1762 in Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit BELLEVILLE was born 2 January 1740 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit BELLEVILLE and Louise-Françoise MOREAU.

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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