Jean-Emmanuel
BENARD dit BONENFANT
(b.
10 November 1696
,
Vezins, Maine-et-Loire, France
d.
20 April 1739
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Jean-Emmanuel BENARD dit BONENFANT was born 10 November 1696 in Vezins, Maine-et-Loire, France
Jean-Emmanuel BENARD dit BONENFANT was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Emmanuel married Marie-Madeleine PERILLARD dite BOURGUIGNON 12 June 1724 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Madeleine PERILLARD dite BOURGUIGNON was born 24 February 1704 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 6 September 1796 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Nicolas PERILLARD dit BOURGUIGNON and Jeanne SABOURIN.
Jean-Emmanuel BENARD dit BONENFANT died 20 April 1739 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
son of Claude Benard and Margueriet Desmee
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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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