Jacques
BEAUCHAMP dit LEGRAND
(b.
8 July 1635
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
8 February 1693
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
)
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Jacques BEAUCHAMP dit LEGRAND was born 8 July 1635 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Jacques BEAUCHAMP dit LEGRAND was the child of Michel BEAUCHAMP and Marie ROULETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DESCHAMPS and Louise DELATERN (maternal) Helie ROULETTE and I. DEMONTAGUERREJacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1661.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Marie DARDENNE 29 October 1656 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie DARDENNE was born 11 April 1638 in France. Marie died 7 August 1699 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie was the child of Pierre DARDENNE (D'ARDEYNE) and Gillette CHAIGNE.
Jacques BEAUCHAMP dit LEGRAND died 8 February 1693 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .
son of Michel Deschamps and Marie Roullet
Details of the family tree of Jacques appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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