Louis BONIN dit STE-MARIE

Born

17 May 1748 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Died

23 May 1812 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

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. Elisabeth died 1 October 1820 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Nicolas GEOFFROY and Marguerite GRIVAULT (GRIVEAULT) dite BOISJOLY .

Parents & Family of Louis BONIN dit STE-MARIE

Parents of Louis BONIN dit STE-MARIE

Father

Jean-Baptiste BONIN

Mother

Marie-Antoinette HOUDE

Grandparents of Louis BONIN dit STE-MARIE

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas BONIN dit STE-MARIE Catherine GIARD

Maternal grandparents

Pierre HOUDE Catherine MORISSET

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis BONIN dit STE-MARIE

Louis BONIN dit STE-MARIE married

Elisabeth GEOFFROY
Marriage date: 16 August 1774
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

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

Born: abt. 1773,
Died: 11 December 1847, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East

Married: Thérèse HETU 26 February 1821 Place: Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Marie-Félicité BONIN

Born: 5 August 1785, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 September 1846, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE 6 July 1807 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Louis's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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 — 1748
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, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE