Pierre
BONENFANT
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Born: 25 August 1791 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Angele LAPIERRE dite OUVRARD 16 November 1830 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angele LAPIERRE dite OUVRARD was born 6 June 1803 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Angele died 23 September 1845 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Angele was the child of Charles LAPIERRE dit OUVRARD and Marie-Josephte DEFOY.
Occupation
Recorded occupation: Cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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 Pierre BONENFANT
Angele LAPIERRE dite OUVRARDMarriage date: 16 November 1830
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Angele LAPIERRE dite OUVRARD was the child of Charles LAPIERRE dit OUVRARD and Marie-Josephte DEFOY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre BONENFANT and Angele LAPIERRE dite OUVRARD
Justine BONENFANTDied: 27 March 1885, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 179125 August 1791
La Pocatière, Lower Canada
1830 Marriage / PartnerPierre BONENFANT and Angele LAPIERRE dite OUVRARD 16 November 1830, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
He was 39 years old.
1834 Birth of ChildJustine BONENFANT was born 23 December 1834, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
Pierre was 43 years old.
Record added: 4/2/2024 10:14:20 PM
Last updated: 4/2/2024 10:31:51 PM
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