Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

(b. 5 April 1741 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 19 June 1817 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 5 April 1741 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Antoine BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Josephte COUTU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Françoise GUIGNARD D'OLONNE dite DALCOURT (maternal) François COUTU (COTTU) and Louise LESIEGE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Amable MARION dite FONTAINE 23 October 1786 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Amable MARION dite FONTAINE was born 16 July 1766 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marie-Amable died 20 March 1851 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Marie-Amable was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARION and Charlotte HUOT.

Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE died 19 June 1817 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.

m. Marion Marie-Amable

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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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

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Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married

Marie-Amable MARION dite FONTAINE-- Date: 23 October 1786 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Amable MARION dite FONTAINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARION and Charlotte HUOT

Children of Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Amable MARION dite FONTAINE:

Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.12 September 1787, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 February 1851, Berthierville, Canada East )

Marie-Amable BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE (b.4 May 1789, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Charles BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.12 September 1791, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 27 February 1837, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )

Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.16 July 1793, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )

Pierre BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.28 February 1795, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 25 April 1874, Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada)

Maxime BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.16 May 1796, Québec, Lower Canada d. 14 February 1870, Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada)

Agathe BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE (b.22 March 1797, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 2 July 1870, Berthierville, Québec, Canada )

Emmanuel BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.11 February 1799, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 7 June 1872, Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)

Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE (b.7 July 1803, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 28 May 1861, Berthierville, Canada East )

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1741 Birth
5 April 1741
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

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

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Amable MARION dite FONTAINE 23 October 1786, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 45 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 12 September 1787, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 4 May 1789, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Charles BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 12 September 1791, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 50 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 16 July 1793, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 52 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Pierre BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 28 February 1795, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 53 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Maxime BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 16 May 1796, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Baptiste was 55 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Agathe BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 22 March 1797, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Emmanuel BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 11 February 1799, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 57 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Birth of Child
Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 7 July 1803, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 62 years old.