Antoine PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR

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16 April 1771 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 October 1810 , La Présentation, Lower Canada

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Martin PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR Pelagie THIBERT

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Born: 16 April 1771 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Martin PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR

Mother: Pelagie THIBERT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Marie THIBERT , Marie-Louise PELISSIER dite LAFEUILLADE

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Antoine married Elisabeth-Marguerite LUSSIER 16 July 1792 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth-Marguerite LUSSIER was born 14 February 1773 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Elisabeth-Marguerite died 7 June 1828 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Elisabeth-Marguerite was the child of Louis LUSSIER and Exupere JOYAL.

Antoine PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR died 11 October 1810 in La Présentation, Lower 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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Antoine PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR married

Elisabeth-Marguerite LUSSIER
Marriage date: 16 July 1792
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Elisabeth-Marguerite LUSSIER was the child of Louis LUSSIER and Exupere JOYAL

Children of Antoine PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR and Elisabeth-Marguerite LUSSIER

Jean-Baptiste PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR

Born: 10 April 1795, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE 17 October 1820 Place: La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Louis PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR

Born: 28 August 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Emilie GOSSELIN 22 February 1830 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1771
16 April 1771
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Antoine PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR and Elisabeth-Marguerite LUSSIER 16 July 1792, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 21 years old.

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

1795 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR was born 10 April 1795, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Antoine was 24 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Louis PRUNIER dit VADEBONCOEUR was born 28 August 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Antoine was 31 years old.