François
DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD
(b.
8 June 1721
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
22 October 1796
,
Chambly, Lower Canada
)
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François DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD was born 8 June 1721 in Chambly, Canada, New France
François DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD was the child of François DAVIGNON JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Madeleine MAILLOT dite LAROCHE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean MAILLOT dit LAROCHE and Marie-Françoise COURAULT dite COULONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Françoise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE 18 April 1746 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Françoise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE was born 15 January 1725 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Marie BEAUDET.
François DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD died 22 October 1796 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of François 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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