Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

(b. 17 March 1704 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1780 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 17 March 1704 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Joseph 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):

Joseph married Marie-Anne-Jeanne PROVOST (PREVOST) 4 October 1737 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne-Jeanne PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 14 November 1717 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne-Jeanne died 23 December 1739 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne-Jeanne was the child of Pierre PROVOST and Marie-Anne CHAUDILLON.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Louise MONGEAU 26 November 1742 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise MONGEAU was born 18 January 1718 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste MONGEAU and Marie-Louise PINARD.

Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN died 5 March 1780 in Varennes, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

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Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married

Marie-Anne-Jeanne PROVOST (PREVOST)-- Date: 4 October 1737 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Jeanne PROVOST (PREVOST) was the child of Pierre PROVOST and Marie-Anne CHAUDILLON

Sainte-Anne

Joseph married Marie-Anne Prévost October 4, 1737 at Varennes, Québec.They had two children, Joseph born 1738 and died in 1755, and Antoine born 1739 and died in 1747.

After Marie-Anne died he married Marie Louise Mongeau on November 26, 1742 in Varennes, Québec.They had six children. Paul, born and died in 1743, Marie Josephe 1748-1780, Louis 1745-1804,Marie Louise born and died in 1747, Adrien born and died 1752,Basile 1752-1822.

Lucie Beauchemin, St-Hilaire, Québec

Children of Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne-Jeanne PROVOST (PREVOST):

Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN (b.abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charlotte PROVOST 7 January 1765 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. Marguerite-Louise HAYET dite MALO 23 September 1793 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married

Marie-Louise MONGEAU-- Date: 26 November 1742 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise MONGEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste MONGEAU and Marie-Louise PINARD

Sainte-Anne

Children of Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Louise MONGEAU:

Josephte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (b.22 October 1748, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 14 February 1780, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS 15 February 1768 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Basile PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN (b.abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louise PROVOST 31 January 1774 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1704 Birth
17 March 1704
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne-Jeanne PROVOST (PREVOST) 4 October 1737, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 33 years old.

1739 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne-Jeanne PROVOST (PREVOST) died 23 December 1739, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1742 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Louise MONGEAU 26 November 1742, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 38 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Josephte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 22 October 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 44 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married 7 January 1765, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Charlotte PROVOST

1768 Marriage of Child
Josephte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married 15 February 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

1774 Marriage of Child
Basile PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married 31 January 1774, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Louise PROVOST

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.