Antoine PHILIPPIN dit BEFORD

(b. abt. 1725 , France d. 21 July 1790 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine PHILIPPIN dit BEFORD was born abt. 1725 in France

Antoine PHILIPPIN dit BEFORD was the child of ? and ?

Antoine was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1758.

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

Antoine married Agathe EMERY dite CODERRE 6 February 1758 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe EMERY dite CODERRE was born 25 February 1735 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Agathe died 17 January 1784 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Agathe was the child of Jean-Baptiste EMERY dit CODERRE and Marie-Barbe MEUNIER.

Antoine PHILIPPIN dit BEFORD died 21 July 1790 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, 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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