Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE

Born

30 January 1743 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

24 April 1809 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE Françoise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

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Born: 30 January 1743 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE

Mother: Françoise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

Paternal grandparents: Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE , Françoise-Agnès GINGRAS

Maternal grandparents: Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE , Françoise GAGNÉ

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Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin married Marie-Catherine GIROUX 19 February 1770 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine GIROUX was born 1 January 1749 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine died 28 October 1785 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Catherine LONGTIN.

Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin married (2) Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET 27 November 1786 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET was born 30 November 1756 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Michel BROUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Louise-Madeleine RENAUDET.

Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE died 24 April 1809 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Spouse & Children of Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE

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Marie-Catherine GIROUX
Marriage date: 19 February 1770
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine GIROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Catherine LONGTIN

Children of Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Marie-Catherine GIROUX

Basile BONNEAU

Born: 30 August 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 May 1859, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East

Married: Lucie TROTTIER 22 February 1819 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE married

Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET
Marriage date: 27 November 1786
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET was the child of Michel BROUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Louise-Madeleine RENAUDET

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Birth — 1743
30 January 1743
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Marie-Catherine GIROUX 19 February 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 27 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Basile BONNEAU was born 30 August 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin was 33 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine GIROUX died 28 October 1785, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET 27 November 1786, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 43 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)

Death — 1809
24 April 1809
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 66.

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