Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

(b. 26 August 1694 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 03 April 1750 , Varennes, Canada, New France )

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Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 26 August 1694 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie RÉGUINDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE and Marie POMPONNELLE (maternal) Joachim RÉGUINDEAU and Magdeleine HANNETON

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

Paul married Françoise VIAU 6 December 1719 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise VIAU was born 22 March 1682 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Françoise died 17 January 1744 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Françoise was the child of Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Madeleine PLOUARD (PLOUART).

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN died 03 April 1750 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
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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

Françoise VIAU-- Date: 6 December 1719 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
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Françoise VIAU was the child of Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Madeleine PLOUARD (PLOUART)

Children of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Françoise VIAU:

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN (b.27 November 1720, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1793 , Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne FONTAINE October 8, 1742 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (b.3 September 1722, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 4 November 1784, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Gabriel CHOQUET 20 July 1744 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. Jacques GOYETTE 4 July 1757 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN (b.11 February 1726, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne CHEVRIER 17 August 1750 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1694 Birth
26 August 1694
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage / Partner
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Françoise VIAU 6 December 1719 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 25 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 27 November 1720, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 26 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 3 September 1722, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 28 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 11 February 1726, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 31 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married October 8, 1742, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Anne FONTAINE

1744 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise VIAU died 17 January 1744, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1744 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married 20 July 1744, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Gabriel CHOQUET

1750 Death
03 April 1750
Varennes, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 55.

Added: 4/8/2010 1:26:26 PM - Updated: 1/17/2020 2:22:54 PM