Louis-Michel BONNET dit LATOUR
Married: Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES 16 July 1781 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Louis
BONNET dit LATOUR
Born
27 November 1727
,
Latour-de-France, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Died
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Parents & Family of Jean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR
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son of Jean Bonnet and Marie Anne Trillac
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Recorded occupation: Soldat Troupes de Terre
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.
Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR
Jean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR married 
Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ
Marriage date: 4 November 1760
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada
Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ was the child of Joseph PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE
Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉMarriage date: 4 November 1760
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada
Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ was the child of Joseph PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE
Children of Jean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR and Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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Birth — 172727 November 1727
Latour-de-France, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
1760 Marriage / PartnerJean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR and Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ 4 November 1760, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
He was 32 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildLouis-Michel BONNET dit LATOUR was born 14 October 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Jean-Louis was 33 years old.
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