Marie-Agnes HUDON dite BEAULIEU

(b. abt. 1750 , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 November 1820 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Marie-Agnes HUDON dite BEAULIEU was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Agnes HUDON dite BEAULIEU was the child of Jean-François HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Marie-Josephe ALBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Madeleine BOUCHARD (maternal) Pierre ALBERT and Louise-Thérèse GRONDIN

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

Marie-Agnes married Louis RUEST (RUAIS) 30 July 1770 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Louis RUEST (RUAIS) was born abt. 1748 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died 2 January 1826 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis was the child of Antoine RUEST (RUAIS) and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE.

Marie-Agnes HUDON dite BEAULIEU died 2 November 1820 in Québec Province, Canada.

m. Ruest Louis

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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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