Marie-Archange PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

(b. 4 August 1765 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 July 1806 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Archange PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 4 August 1765 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Archange PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne FONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Françoise VIAU (maternal) Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU

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Marie-Archange married Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF 24 June 1782 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF was born 21 June 1755 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 5 March 1839 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Jean-Baptiste was the child of François DESRANLEAU and Catherine GUYON dite DUTILLY.

Marie-Archange PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN died 16 July 1806 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Archange PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN married

Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF-- Date: 24 June 1782 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF was the child of François DESRANLEAU and Catherine GUYON dite DUTILLY

Children of Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF and Marie-Archange PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN:

Marie-Esther DESRANLEAU (b.9 June 1797, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MORIN 8 August 1814 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1765 Birth
4 August 1765
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Archange PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN and Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF 24 June 1782, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 16 years old.