Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

(b. 27 November 1720 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1793 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 27 November 1720 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Françoise VIAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie RÉGUINDEAU (maternal) Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Madeleine PLOUARD (PLOUART)

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

Paul married Marie-Anne FONTAINE October 8, 1742 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Anne FONTAINE was born 6 May 1724 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne died 25 July 1781 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU.

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN died 14 March 1793 in Varennes, Lower 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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Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married

Marie-Anne FONTAINE-- Date: October 8, 1742 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne FONTAINE was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU

Ste-Anne-de-Varennes, Varennes, Québec

Children of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne FONTAINE:

Marie-Françoise PETIT (b.15 August 1743, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 14 August 1812, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin HÉBERT dit LAMBERT 26 January 1761 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN (b.8 June 1746, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1823 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte DANSEREAU 3 July 1775 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Louise PETIT (b.4 August 1748, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1808, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE 7 November 1768 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Charlotte PETIT (b.15 February 1751, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1822 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Jean Baptiste BLANCHARD 14 February 1774 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Josephte PETIT (b.14 September 1753, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joachim TÉTREAULT 16 October 1769 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Victoire PETIT (b.10 March 1756, Varennes, Canada, New France d. abt. 1848, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East )
m. Pierre ADAM 12 February 1776 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT (b.15 September 1759, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1846, Beloeil, Canada East )
m. Marie-Catherine DESRANLEAU 5 February 1782 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN (b.31 October 1762, Varennes, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte BRINDAMOUR dite BONARD 3 January 1785 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Archange PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (b.4 August 1765, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 July 1806, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF 24 June 1782 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1720 Birth
27 November 1720
Varennes, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne FONTAINE October 8, 1742, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 21 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise PETIT was born 15 August 1743, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 22 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 8 June 1746, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 25 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PETIT was born 4 August 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 27 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte PETIT was born 15 February 1751, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 30 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Josephte PETIT was born 14 September 1753, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 32 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Victoire PETIT was born 10 March 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 35 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT was born 15 September 1759, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 38 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise PETIT married 26 January 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Augustin HÉBERT dit LAMBERT

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 31 October 1762, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 41 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 4 August 1765, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 44 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PETIT married 7 November 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE

1769 Marriage of Child
Josephte PETIT married 16 October 1769, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joachim TÉTREAULT

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte PETIT married 14 February 1774 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jean Baptiste BLANCHARD

1775 Marriage of Child
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married 3 July 1775 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte DANSEREAU

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Victoire PETIT married 12 February 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Pierre ADAM

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne FONTAINE died 25 July 1781, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1782 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHEMIN dit PETIT married 5 February 1782, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marie-Catherine DESRANLEAU

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Archange PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married 24 June 1782, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married 3 January 1785, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Josephte BRINDAMOUR dite BONARD

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

1793 Death
14 March 1793
Varennes, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 72.

Added: 4/8/2010 8:54:20 AM - Updated: 1/17/2020 1:42:17 PM