Bonaventure
DUREAU dit POITEVIN
(b.
abt. 1755
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
26 March 1820
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Bonaventure DUREAU dit POITEVIN was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada
Bonaventure DUREAU dit POITEVIN was the child of François-Bonaventure DUREAU (DUREAULT) and Marie-Louise DESHAYES (DESHAIES) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DUREAU (DURAUX) dit POITEVIN and Marguerite-Jeanne GÉLINAS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Bonaventure married Madeleine MASSE 13 February 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Madeleine MASSE was born 29 August 1768 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Madeleine died 7 May 1837 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Madeleine was the child of Charles MASSÉ and Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS.
Bonaventure DUREAU dit POITEVIN died 26 March 1820 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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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 - 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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Madeleine MASSE-- Date: 13 February 1792 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Madeleine MASSE was the child of Charles MASSÉ and Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS
Children of Bonaventure DUREAU dit POITEVIN and Madeleine MASSE:
Madeleine MASSE-- Date: 13 February 1792 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada Madeleine MASSE was the child of Charles MASSÉ and Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS
Children of Bonaventure DUREAU dit POITEVIN and Madeleine MASSE:
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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
1792 Marriage / PartnerBonaventure DUREAU dit POITEVIN and Madeleine MASSE 13 February 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 Death 26 March 1820
Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
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