Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

(b. 28 February 1767 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 28 February 1767 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Charlotte PROVOST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne-Jeanne PROVOST (PREVOST) (maternal) Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

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Louis married Marie-Josephte MESSIER 29 October 1787 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte MESSIER was born 22 November 1772 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephte died 29 October 1853 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE.

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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Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN married

Marie-Josephte MESSIER-- Date: 29 October 1787 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte MESSIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Children of Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Josephte MESSIER:

Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN (b.15 May 1790, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite GEOFFRION 10 April 1815 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François-Xavier PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN (b.abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1767 Birth
28 February 1767
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

1787 Marriage / Partner
Louis PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Josephte MESSIER 29 October 1787, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 20 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 15 May 1790, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis was 23 years old.

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