Alexis
DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD
(b.
23 March 1736
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
21 January 1767
,
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Alexis DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD was born 23 March 1736 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Alexis 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):
Alexis married Marie Anne Louise CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) 17 May 1762 in Chambly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Anne Louise CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) was born 12 February 1746 in Canada. Marie Anne Louise died 16 October 1802 in Pays d'en Haut, Canada. Marie Anne Louise was the child of Henri CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) and Elisabeth LEDUC.
Alexis DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD died 21 January 1767 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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