Joseph
LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT
(b.
28 March 1692
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
18 April 1770
,
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT was born 28 March 1692 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT was the child of Hilaire LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT and Marie-Antoinette LEFEBVRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Josephte DUBOIS 25 November 1718 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Josephte DUBOIS was born 13 October 1697 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Josephte died 7 April 1777 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean DUBOIS and Jeanne RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT).
Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT died 18 April 1770 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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