Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

(b. 3 September 1722 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 4 November 1784 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 3 September 1722 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Marie-Francoise PETIT dite 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):

Marie-Francoise married Gabriel CHOQUET 20 July 1744 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gabriel CHOQUET was born 15 April 1721 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Gabriel died 31 August 1754 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Gabriel was the child of Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite HÉBERT.

Marie-Francoise married (2) Jacques GOYETTE 4 July 1757 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Jacques GOYETTE was born 16 June 1735 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Jacques died 22 October 1769 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Jacques was the child of Charles GOGUET and Louise BARABÉ.

Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN died 4 November 1784 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .

born in the Cap St-Michel seignory of Varennes

m. Choquet Gabriel
m. Goyette Jacques

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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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Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married

Gabriel CHOQUET-- Date: 20 July 1744 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Gabriel CHOQUET was the child of Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite HÉBERT

Children of Gabriel CHOQUET and Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN:

Gabriel CHOQUET (b.24 April 1745, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 9 July 1807, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite MORIN 13 November 1775 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married

Jacques GOYETTE-- Date: 4 July 1757 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Jacques GOYETTE was the child of Charles GOGUET and Louise BARABÉ

Children of Jacques GOYETTE and Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN:

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1722 Birth
3 September 1722
Varennes, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN and Gabriel CHOQUET 20 July 1744, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 21 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Gabriel CHOQUET was born 24 April 1745, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Francoise was 22 years old.

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

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gabriel CHOQUET died 31 August 1754, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Francoise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN and Jacques GOYETTE 4 July 1757, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 34 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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques GOYETTE died 22 October 1769, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

1775 Marriage of Child
Gabriel CHOQUET married 13 November 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marguerite MORIN

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.