Marie-Jeanne PETIT dite GOBIN

(b. 27 December 1744 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )

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Marie-Jeanne PETIT dite GOBIN was born 27 December 1744 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Marie-Jeanne PETIT dite GOBIN was the child of Pierre PETIT dit GOBIN and Marie-Anne MOREL dite LADURANTAYE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PETIT and Marguerite VERON (maternal) Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Marguerite DUMONT

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Marie-Jeanne married Augustin BONENFANT 5 March 1766 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Augustin BONENFANT was born 31 January 1743 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Augustin died 9 June 1798 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Augustin was the child of André BONENFANT and Louise RICHARD.

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-Jeanne PETIT dite GOBIN married

Augustin BONENFANT-- Date: 5 March 1766 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Augustin BONENFANT was the child of André BONENFANT and Louise RICHARD

Children of Augustin BONENFANT and Marie-Jeanne PETIT dite GOBIN:

Michel BONENFANT (b.27 December 1773, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie Anne PELLETIER 13 January 1795 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1744 Birth
27 December 1744
Yamaska, Canada, New France

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Jeanne PETIT dite GOBIN and Augustin BONENFANT 5 March 1766, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 21 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Michel BONENFANT was born 27 December 1773, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Jeanne was 29 years old.

Added: 10/7/2018 5:46:29 PM - Updated: 1/3/2026 5:45:51 PM