Catherine BONHOMME dite BEAUPRE

(b. 29 March 1716 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1796 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada )

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Catherine BONHOMME dite BEAUPRE was born 29 March 1716 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Catherine BONHOMME dite BEAUPRE was the child of Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRE and Marie-Thérèse GOULET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ and Agnes MORIN (maternal) René GOULET and Catherine LEROUX

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Catherine married Jean-Baptiste PARIS 11 August 1737 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste PARIS was born 7 July 1709 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-Baptiste died 11 October 1774 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Gilles-Francois PARIS dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Catherine MEZERAY.

Catherine BONHOMME dite BEAUPRE died 20 January 1796 in Terrebonne, Lower Canada .

m. 19 August 1737, Jean-Baptiste Paris

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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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Jean-Baptiste PARIS-- Date: 11 August 1737 Place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste PARIS was the child of Gilles-Francois PARIS dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Catherine MEZERAY

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1716 Birth
29 March 1716
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BONHOMME dite BEAUPRE and Jean-Baptiste PARIS 11 August 1737, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

She was 21 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste PARIS died 11 October 1774, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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.