Marie-Madeleine BENARD dite BONENFANT

Born

22 January 1727 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

13 June 1788 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Emmanuel BENARD dit BONENFANT Marie-Madeleine PERILLARD dite BOURGUIGNON

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Born: 22 January 1727 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Emmanuel BENARD dit BONENFANT

Mother: Marie-Madeleine PERILLARD dite BOURGUIGNON

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas PERILLARD dit BOURGUIGNON , Jeanne SABOURIN

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Marie-Madeleine married Pierre-François THIRIAC 22 January 1747/48 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-François THIRIAC was born abt. 1726 in France.

Marie-Madeleine BENARD dite BONENFANT died 13 June 1788 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Marie-Madeleine BENARD dite BONENFANT married

Pierre-François THIRIAC
Marriage date: 22 January 1747/48
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France

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Pierre-Francois-Xavier THIRIAC dit LAFOREST

Born: 27 January 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 16 August 1818, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Victoire-Charlotte PIVERT dite PARISIEN 8 February 1774 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1727
22 January 1727
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

1747 Birth of Child
Pierre-Francois-Xavier THIRIAC dit LAFOREST was born 27 January 1747, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Madeleine was 20 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1774 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Francois-Xavier THIRIAC dit LAFOREST married 8 February 1774, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Victoire-Charlotte PIVERT dite PARISIEN

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.