Louis BONIN dit STE-MARIE

(b. 17 May 1748 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 23 May 1812 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )

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Louis BONIN dit STE-MARIE was born 17 May 1748 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Louis BONIN dit STE-MARIE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BONIN and Marie-Antoinette HOUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas BONIN dit STE-MARIE and Catherine GIARD (maternal) Pierre HOUDE and Catherine MORISSET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Elisabeth GEOFFROY 16 August 1774 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth GEOFFROY was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Elisabeth died 1 October 1820 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Elisabeth was the child of Nicolas GEOFFROY and Marguerite GRIVAULT (GRIVEAULT) dite BOISJOLY.

Louis BONIN dit STE-MARIE died 23 May 1812 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .
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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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Louis BONIN dit STE-MARIE married

Elisabeth GEOFFROY-- Date: 16 August 1774 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
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Elisabeth GEOFFROY was the child of Nicolas GEOFFROY and Marguerite GRIVAULT (GRIVEAULT) dite BOISJOLY

Children of Louis BONIN dit STE-MARIE and Elisabeth GEOFFROY:

Louis BONIN (b.abt. 1773, d. 11 December 1847, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East )
m. Thérèse HETU 26 February 1821 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Marie-Félicité BONIN (b.5 August 1785, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 September 1846, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE 6 July 1807 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

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1748 Birth
17 May 1748
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Louis BONIN dit STE-MARIE and Elisabeth GEOFFROY 16 August 1774, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 26 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Félicité BONIN was born 5 August 1785, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 37 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1807 Marriage of Child
Marie-Félicité BONIN married 6 July 1807, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE