Bonaventure
BOURGAULT dit LACROIX
(b.
4 April 1727
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
12 February 1782
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Bonaventure BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 4 April 1727 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Bonaventure BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was the child of Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Angélique BRUNET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN (maternal) Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHAUMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Bonaventure married Angelique VARIN dite LAPISTOLE 11 January 1751 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique VARIN dite LAPISTOLE was born 5 May 1724 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Angelique died 22 November 1805 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Angelique was the child of Nicolas VARIN dit LAPISTOLE and Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS).
Bonaventure BOURGAULT dit LACROIX died 12 February 1782 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Bonaventure appear below.
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.
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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