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MARCOUX dit BONENFANT Family Genealogy
Jean-Baptiste MARCOUX dit BONENFANT was born abt. 1762 in Québec Province, Canada. Jean-Baptiste MARCOUX dit BONENFANT was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Louis BONENFANT and Marie-Veronique LEPAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT and Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD (maternal) Paul LEPAGE and Catherine RIOUX
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Francoise HUDON dite BEAULIEU 7 January 1783 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Marie-Francoise HUDON dite BEAULIEU was born 14 May 1762 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Francoise was the child of Jean-François HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Marie-Josephe ALBERT.
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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know? Quebec contains more than 3% of the world’s fresh water reserves.
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)
1783 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MARCOUX dit BONENFANT and Marie-Francoise HUDON dite BEAULIEU 7 January 1783 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte MARCOUX dite BONENFANT was born 27 April 1791, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)- 1796 Birth of Child
Julienne MARCOUX dite BONENFANT was born 29 October 1796, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
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