Louise BONNET dite LAFORTUNE

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5 December 1670 , Chambly, Canada, New France

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Étienne BONNET dit LAFORTUNE Jeanne ROY

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Born: 5 December 1670 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne BONNET dit LAFORTUNE

Mother: Jeanne ROY

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Louise married Louis-Charles CHALLEGRAIN (LEGRAIN) 14 November 1686 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Charles CHALLEGRAIN (LEGRAIN) was born 28 March 1647 in France.

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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Louise BONNET dite LAFORTUNE married

Louis-Charles CHALLEGRAIN (LEGRAIN)
Marriage date: 14 November 1686
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France

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Saint-Joseph

Children of Louis-Charles CHALLEGRAIN (LEGRAIN) and Louise BONNET dite LAFORTUNE

Adrien-Charles LEGRAIN dit LAVALLÉE

Born: abt. 1688, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 March 1758, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Married: Thankful Louise Therese STEBBENS 4 February 1711 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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Birth — 1670
5 December 1670
Chambly, Canada, New France

1686 Marriage / Partner
Louise BONNET dite LAFORTUNE and Louis-Charles CHALLEGRAIN (LEGRAIN) 14 November 1686, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 15 years old.

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