Joseph RACINE dit BEAUCHESNE

(b. 27 November 1690 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph RACINE dit BEAUCHESNE was born 27 November 1690 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Joseph RACINE dit BEAUCHESNE was the child of Pierre RACINE and Louise GUYON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne RACINE and Marguerite MARTIN (maternal) Claude GUYON and Catherine COLIN (COLLIN)

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

Joseph married Marguerite PILOTE 23 September 1715 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite PILOTE was born 6 November 1694 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 6 September 1728 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Pierre PILOTE and Marie-Jeanne BRASSARD.

Joseph married (2) Louise GAGNE 11 September 1738 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise GAGNE was born 1 September 1717 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Louise died 1 November 1755 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Louise was the child of Jacques GAGNÉ and Helene PERRON.

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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Joseph RACINE dit BEAUCHESNE married

Marguerite PILOTE-- Date: 23 September 1715 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite PILOTE was the child of Pierre PILOTE and Marie-Jeanne BRASSARD

Children of Joseph RACINE dit BEAUCHESNE and Marguerite PILOTE:

Marguerite RACINE dite BEAUCHESNE (b.25 October 1723, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 May 1767, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph DUPUYAU dit MARQUIS 23 October 1748 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Louise RACINE (b.12 June 1725, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Charles GREGOIRE 6 February 1747 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Joseph RACINE dit BEAUCHESNE married

Louise GAGNE-- Date: 11 September 1738 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Louise GAGNE was the child of Jacques GAGNÉ and Helene PERRON

Children of Joseph RACINE dit BEAUCHESNE and Louise GAGNE:

Olive RACINE (b.10 February 1747, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Guillaume TREMBLAY 30 June 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1690 Birth
27 November 1690
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1715 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RACINE dit BEAUCHESNE and Marguerite PILOTE 23 September 1715, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 24 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Marguerite RACINE dite BEAUCHESNE was born 25 October 1723, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RACINE was born 12 June 1725, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1738 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RACINE dit BEAUCHESNE and Louise GAGNE 11 September 1738, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 47 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Olive RACINE was born 10 February 1747, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 56 years old.

Added: 9/11/2015 8:37:55 AM - Updated: 7/10/2025 11:40:40 AM