Pierre-Nicolas BONIN dit STE-MARIE

Born

19 October 1751 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Died

28 November 1832 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

Pierre-Nicolas married Marie-Geneviève PROVOST dite NOEL abt. 1778 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève PROVOST dite NOEL was born 25 May 1761 in Lavaltrie, Canada . Marie-Geneviève died 24 September 1797 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada . Marie-Geneviève was the child of Joseph-Noël PROVOST and Marie-Geneviève VERNAS dite DUFRESNE .

Parents & Family of Pierre-Nicolas BONIN dit STE-MARIE

Parents of Pierre-Nicolas BONIN dit STE-MARIE

Father

Jean-Baptiste BONIN

Mother

Marie-Antoinette HOUDE

Grandparents of Pierre-Nicolas BONIN dit STE-MARIE

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas BONIN dit STE-MARIE Catherine GIARD

Maternal grandparents

Pierre HOUDE Catherine MORISSET

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre-Nicolas BONIN dit STE-MARIE

Pierre-Nicolas BONIN dit STE-MARIE married

Marie-Geneviève PROVOST dite NOEL
Marriage date: abt. 1778
Marriage place:
Marie-Geneviève PROVOST dite NOEL was the child of Joseph-Noël PROVOST and Marie-Geneviève VERNAS dite DUFRESNE

Children of Pierre-Nicolas BONIN dit STE-MARIE and Marie-Geneviève PROVOST dite NOEL

Marguerite BONIN

Born: 7 August 1796, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis BEYER (BAYEUR) 22 January 1812 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1751
19 October 1751
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Marguerite BONIN was born 7 August 1796, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre-Nicolas was 44 years old.