Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE

Born

4 November 1724 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

11 April 1778 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE

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Born: 4 November 1724 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Parents of Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE

Father

Jacques BONNEAU

Mother

Marie-Louise BOUCHARD

Grandparents of Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE

Paternal grandparents

Joseph BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE Madeleine DUCHESNE

Maternal grandparents

François BOUCHARD Anne-Marguerite SIMARD

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

Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE 24 January 1742 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was born 16 January 1717 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 16 October 1752 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT.

Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE died 11 April 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE

Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE married

Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE
Marriage date: 24 January 1742
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE and Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE

Victoire-Apolline LAFOREST

Born: 2 November 1745, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Ignace GAGNÉ 24 February 1763 Place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

David LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE

Born: 20 February 1747, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 8 September 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY 22 November 1773 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1724
4 November 1724
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE and Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE 24 January 1742, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 17 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Victoire-Apolline LAFOREST was born 2 November 1745, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
David LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was born 20 February 1747, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE died 16 October 1752, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Victoire-Apolline LAFOREST married 24 February 1763, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada to Ignace GAGNÉ

1773 Marriage of Child
David LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE married 22 November 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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.