Benoni VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ

(b. 23 November 1815 , Verchères, Lower Canada d. , )

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Benoni VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 23 November 1815 in Verchères, Lower Canada

Benoni VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was the child of Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Catherine MEUNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Madeleine-Marie PRECOURT dite VANASSE (maternal) François MEUNIER and Thérèse COTE

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Benoni married Marie-Louise ROBERT 15 July 1834 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise ROBERT was born 23 March 1814 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Louise died 21 December 1876 in Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Etienne ROBERT and Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE.

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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Benoni VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ married

Marie-Louise ROBERT-- Date: 15 July 1834 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise ROBERT was the child of Etienne ROBERT and Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE

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Children of Benoni VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Louise ROBERT:

Françoise VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.1 August 1852, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East d. 5 June 1878, Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada)
m. Victor CHABOT 26 September 1871 in Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada

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1815 Birth
23 November 1815
Verchères, Lower Canada

1834 Marriage / Partner
Benoni VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Louise ROBERT 15 July 1834 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 18 years old.

1852 Birth of Child
Françoise VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 1 August 1852, Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada

Benoni was 36 years old.

Added: 12/17/2017 8:36:07 PM - Updated: 4/1/2025 3:42:34 PM