Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE

Born

14 June 1729 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

4 June 1790 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel-François FRAPPIER Marie-Anne-Jeanne BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

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Born: 14 June 1729 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Michel-François FRAPPIER

Mother: Marie-Anne-Jeanne BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Paternal grandparents: Michel-Hilaire FRAPPIER , Marguerite LESIEGE

Maternal grandparents: Jean BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE , Françoise GUIGNARD D'OLONNE dite DALCOURT

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Marie-Antoinette married Nicolas GEOFFROY 6 June 1763 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nicolas GEOFFROY was born 27 March 1714 in Arbot, Haute Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. Nicolas died 12 January 1779 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).

Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE died 4 June 1790 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, 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 Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE

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Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE married

Nicolas GEOFFROY
Marriage date: 6 June 1763
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Children of Nicolas GEOFFROY and Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE

Rémy-Henry GEOFFROY

Born: 30 October 1763, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 May 1797, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angelique RIVET 20 August 1787 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1729
14 June 1729
Saint-Sulpice, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE and Nicolas GEOFFROY 6 June 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 34 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Rémy-Henry GEOFFROY was born 30 October 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Antoinette was 34 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.

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas GEOFFROY died 12 January 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Rémy-Henry GEOFFROY married 20 August 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Angelique RIVET

Death — 1790
4 June 1790
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 61.

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