Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ

(b. abt. 1645 , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 April 1711 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ was born abt. 1645 in Québec Province, Canada

Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ was the child of Nicolas BONHOMME and Catherine GOUGET

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

Ignace married Agnes MORIN 12 January 1671 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Agnes MORIN was born 21 January 1641 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Agnes died 30 August 1687 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Agnes was the child of Noel MORIN and Helene DESPORTES.

Ignace married (2) Anne POIRIER 31 July 1691 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Anne POIRIER was born 3 March 1656 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Anne died 31 January 1704 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Anne was the child of Vincent POIRIER and Françoise PINGUET.

Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ died 21 April 1711 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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