Jean PHILIPPE dit BEAULIEU

(b. abt. 1651 , Rouen, France d. 7 January 1703 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Jean PHILIPPE dit BEAULIEU was born abt. 1651 in Rouen, France

Jean PHILIPPE dit BEAULIEU was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1685.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Catherine-Gabrielle GALARNEAU 30 July 1685 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine-Gabrielle GALARNEAU was born 22 November 1670 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine-Gabrielle died 9 July 1741 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Catherine-Gabrielle was the child of Jacques GALARNEAU and Jacqueline-Marie HERON.

Jean PHILIPPE dit BEAULIEU died 7 January 1703 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Nicolas Philippe and Marie Lebel

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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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