Nicolas
BONHOMME
Born
abt. 1603
,
Fécamp, Normandie, France
Died
7 August 1683
,
Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
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Born: abt. 1603 in Fécamp, Normandie, France
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Nicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1640.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Catherine GOUGET 2 September 1640 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Catherine GOUGET was born abt. 1616 in Combray, Thury-Harcourt, Normandie, France. Catherine died 9 April 1679 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation).
Nicolas BONHOMME died 7 August 1683 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France .
Son of Nicolas Bonhomme and Marie Gayon
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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 Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Nicolas BONHOMME
Nicolas BONHOMME married 
Catherine GOUGET
Marriage date: 2 September 1640
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Catherine GOUGETMarriage date: 2 September 1640
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Children of Nicolas BONHOMME and Catherine GOUGET
Marie-Madeleine BONHOMME Guillaume BONHOMMEBorn: abt. 1642, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 March 1710, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 12 March 1710, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Married: Françoise HUCHE 30 October 1664 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉBorn: abt. 1645, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 April 1711, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 21 April 1711, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Married: Agnes MORIN 12 January 1671 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Married: Anne POIRIER 31 July 1691 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
Marie BONHOMMEBorn: 14 February 1648, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Pierre BONHOMME Nicolas BONHOMMEBorn: 5 February 1653, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1711, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1711, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Thérèse LEVASSEUR 14 January 1676 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Catherine BONHOMMEBorn: 21 September 1655, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 3 July 1711, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 3 July 1711, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Married: Jacques BERTHIAUME 5 November 1667 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
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mirobert/ DUBEAU%20anc.pdf
(loosely translated into English)
Nicolas Bonhomme
Nicolas Bonhomme was born between 1603 and 1611 in Sainte-Croix de Fécamp, capital of Canton current department of Seine-Maritime, Normandy. Nicolas Bonhomme arrived in New France in the summer of 1637. His name appears officially in Trois-Rivieres, September 2 1640, in a marriage contract with Catherine Gouget, daughter of Leonard and Catherine Goujet DuFrançois, from Thury-Harcourt.
The couple spent the winter in Quebec City since January 7 1641, he met the notary Martial Piraube asking him to insinuate his marital agreement. Sunday, 24 November 1641, the father introduced the first child baptized in the Jesuit Jacques de Laplace, Miscou missionary arriving in Acadia. This bambine baptized in the name of Mary Magdalene to his godfather Legardeur Pierre de Repentigny and his godmother Marie Barbier, woman of Marsolet.
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From sites.rapidus.net/
mirobert/ DUBEAU%20anc.pdf
(loosely translated into English)
Nicolas Bonhomme
Nicolas Bonhomme was born between 1603 and 1611 in Sainte-Croix de Fécamp, capital of Canton current department of Seine-Maritime, Normandy. Nicolas Bonhomme arrived in New France in the summer of 1637. His name appears officially in Trois-Rivieres, September 2 1640, in a marriage contract with Catherine Gouget, daughter of Leonard and Catherine Goujet DuFrançois, from Thury-Harcourt.
The couple spent the winter in Quebec City since January 7 1641, he met the notary Martial Piraube asking him to insinuate his marital agreement. Sunday, 24 November 1641, the father introduced the first child baptized in the Jesuit Jacques de Laplace, Miscou missionary arriving in Acadia. This bambine baptized in the name of Mary Magdalene to his godfather Legardeur Pierre de Repentigny and his godmother Marie Barbier, woman of Marsolet.
The little did not survive, and was buried at ...Read full story
1640 Marriage / PartnerNicolas BONHOMME and Catherine GOUGET 2 September 1640, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1641 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine BONHOMME was born 24 December 1641, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1648 Birth of ChildMarie BONHOMME was born 14 February 1648, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1650 Birth of ChildPierre BONHOMME was born 22 April 1650, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1653 Birth of ChildNicolas BONHOMME was born 5 February 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1655 Birth of ChildCatherine BONHOMME was born 21 September 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1664 Marriage of ChildGuillaume BONHOMME married 30 October 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Françoise HUCHE
1666 Sainct Jean, Sainct Francois & Sainct Michel
Nicolas Bonhomme - 63 habittant
Catherine gouget - 50 sa femme
Ignace Bonhomme - 19 fils
pierre Bonhomme - 16 fils
Nicolas Bonhomme - 12 fils
Catherine Bonhomme - 11 fille
Et thomas gondouin - 18 domestique Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Nicolas Bonhomme - 63 habittant
Catherine gouget - 50 sa femme
Ignace Bonhomme - 19 fils
pierre Bonhomme - 16 fils
Nicolas Bonhomme - 12 fils
Catherine Bonhomme - 11 fille
Et thomas gondouin - 18 domestique Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1667 Marriage of ChildCatherine BONHOMME married 5 November 1667, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jacques BERTHIAUME
1670 Death of ChildPierre BONHOMME died 2 January 1670, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1671 Marriage of ChildIgnace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ married 12 January 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Agnes MORIN
1676 Marriage of ChildNicolas BONHOMME married 14 January 1676, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Thérèse LEVASSEUR
1679 Death of Spouse/PartnerCatherine GOUGET died 9 April 1679, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
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