Basile BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE

(b. 16 December 1699 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1778 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Basile BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE was born 16 December 1699 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Basile BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE was the child of Joseph BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Madeleine DUCHESNE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Catherine RIVET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Basile married Marie-Madeleine PARENT 1 October 1727 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine PARENT was born 16 June 1704 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Madeleine died 10 November 1749 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean PARENT and Marie-Françoise BELANGER.

Basile BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE died 22 May 1778 in Montréal, 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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Basile BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE married

Marie-Madeleine PARENT-- Date: 1 October 1727 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine PARENT was the child of Jean PARENT and Marie-Françoise BELANGER

Children of Basile BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Marie-Madeleine PARENT:

Marie-Anne BONNEAU (b.20 September 1739, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Andre TURGEON 10 November 1760 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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1699 Birth
16 December 1699
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage / Partner
Basile BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Marie-Madeleine PARENT 1 October 1727, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 27 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BONNEAU was born 20 September 1739, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Basile was 39 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine PARENT died 10 November 1749, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BONNEAU married 10 November 1760, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Andre TURGEON

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.