Marie
THEROUX dite LAFERTE
(b.
30 June 1807
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
d.
14 May 1892
,
Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE was born 30 June 1807 in Yamaska, Lower Canada
Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE was the child of Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie Anne LANDRY (maternal) Gregoire GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Agathe HUS MILET (MILLET)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Pierre BONENFANT 5 July 1825 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 17 children.
Pierre BONENFANT was born 14 October 1802 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Pierre died abt. 1843 in Van Buren, Maine, USA. Pierre was the child of Michel BONENFANT and Marie Anne PELLETIER.
Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE died 14 May 1892 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA .
Details of the family tree of Marie appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE
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Pierre BONENFANT-- Date: 5 July 1825 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Pierre BONENFANT was the child of Michel BONENFANT and Marie Anne PELLETIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre BONENFANT and Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE:
Joseph BONENFANT (b.4 May 1826, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 1 January 1850, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA )
Marie-Constance BONENFANT (b.12 October 1827, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )
Catherine BONENFANT (b.21 January 1829, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 11 February 1901, Canaan, New Hampshire, USA)
Pierre BONENFANT (b.15 June 1830, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 30 March 1831, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
Henriette BONENFANT (b.5 February 1832, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 14 August 1832, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
Henriette BONENFANT (b.22 February 1833, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 12 May 1897, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA )
Moise BONENFANT (b.8 October 1834, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 4 November 1882, Plaistow, New Hampshire, USA)
Marguerite BONENFANT (b.9 July 1836, Wickham, Drummond, Lower Canada d. 7 January 1868, Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada)
m. Isidore LETOURNEAU 22 September 1853 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Elisabeth BONENFANT (b.30 May 1838, Sherbrooke, Lower Canada d. 30 April 1903, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA )
Angele BONENFANT (b.5 July 1839, Sherbrooke, Lower Canada d. , )
Genevieve BONENFANT (b.20 August 1841, Sherbrooke, Canada East d. , )
Pierre BONENFANT (b.abt. 1843, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 February 1896, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA )
Julie BONENFANT (b.9 February 1844, Sherbrooke, Canada East d. 18 January 1845, Sherbrooke, Canada East)
Julia BONENFANT (b.August 1848, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA d. 3 October 1902, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA)
Albert GOODCHILD (b.abt. 1851, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA d. 27 January 1888, Concord, Massachusetts, USA)
Emelie (Mildred) GOODCHILD (b.abt. 1854, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA d. 12 June 1932, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Adolphe F MASSA 1871 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Mary J BONENFANT (b.abt. 1859, , New Hampshire, USA d. , )
Pierre BONENFANT-- Date: 5 July 1825 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Pierre BONENFANT was the child of Michel BONENFANT and Marie Anne PELLETIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre BONENFANT and Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE:
Joseph BONENFANT (b.4 May 1826, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 1 January 1850, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA ) Marie-Constance BONENFANT (b.12 October 1827, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , ) Catherine BONENFANT (b.21 January 1829, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 11 February 1901, Canaan, New Hampshire, USA) Pierre BONENFANT (b.15 June 1830, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 30 March 1831, Yamaska, Lower Canada ) Henriette BONENFANT (b.5 February 1832, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 14 August 1832, Yamaska, Lower Canada ) Henriette BONENFANT (b.22 February 1833, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 12 May 1897, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA ) Moise BONENFANT (b.8 October 1834, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 4 November 1882, Plaistow, New Hampshire, USA) Marguerite BONENFANT (b.9 July 1836, Wickham, Drummond, Lower Canada d. 7 January 1868, Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada)m. Isidore LETOURNEAU 22 September 1853 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Elisabeth BONENFANT (b.30 May 1838, Sherbrooke, Lower Canada d. 30 April 1903, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA ) Angele BONENFANT (b.5 July 1839, Sherbrooke, Lower Canada d. , ) Genevieve BONENFANT (b.20 August 1841, Sherbrooke, Canada East d. , ) Pierre BONENFANT (b.abt. 1843, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 February 1896, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA ) Julie BONENFANT (b.9 February 1844, Sherbrooke, Canada East d. 18 January 1845, Sherbrooke, Canada East) Julia BONENFANT (b.August 1848, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA d. 3 October 1902, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA) Albert GOODCHILD (b.abt. 1851, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA d. 27 January 1888, Concord, Massachusetts, USA) Emelie (Mildred) GOODCHILD (b.abt. 1854, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA d. 12 June 1932, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA)m. Adolphe F MASSA 1871 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Mary J BONENFANT (b.abt. 1859, , New Hampshire, USA d. , )
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1807 Birth 30 June 1807
Yamaska, Lower Canada
1825 Marriage / PartnerMarie THEROUX dite LAFERTE and Pierre BONENFANT 5 July 1825, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
She was 18 years old.
1825 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1826 Birth of ChildJoseph BONENFANT was born 4 May 1826, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marie was 18 years old.
1827 Birth of ChildMarie-Constance BONENFANT was born 12 October 1827, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marie was 20 years old.
1829 Birth of ChildCatherine BONENFANT was born 21 January 1829, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marie was 21 years old.
1830 Birth of ChildPierre BONENFANT was born 15 June 1830, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marie was 22 years old.
1831 Death of ChildPierre BONENFANT died 30 March 1831, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marie was 23 years old.
1832 Birth of ChildHenriette BONENFANT was born 5 February 1832, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marie was 24 years old.
1833 Birth of ChildHenriette BONENFANT was born 22 February 1833, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marie was 25 years old.
1834 Birth of ChildMoise BONENFANT was born 8 October 1834, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marie was 27 years old.
1836 Birth of ChildMarguerite BONENFANT was born 9 July 1836, Wickham, Drummond, Québec, Canada
Marie was 29 years old.
1838 Birth of ChildElisabeth BONENFANT was born 30 May 1838, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Marie was 30 years old.
1839 Birth of ChildAngele BONENFANT was born 5 July 1839, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Marie was 32 years old.
1841 Birth of ChildGenevieve BONENFANT was born 20 August 1841, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Marie was 34 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Birth of ChildJulie BONENFANT was born 9 February 1844, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Marie was 36 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1845 Death of ChildJulie BONENFANT died 18 January 1845, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Marie was 37 years old.
1848 Birth of ChildJulia BONENFANT was born August 1848, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Marie was 41 years old.
1850 Death of ChildJoseph BONENFANT died 1 January 1850, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Marie was 42 years old.
1853 Marriage of ChildMarguerite BONENFANT married 22 September 1853, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Isidore LETOURNEAU
1860 - Merrimack, New Hampshire
Name: Mary Goodchild
Age: 51
Birth Year: abt 1809
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Canada
Home in 1860: Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Post Office: South Merrimack
Dwelling Number: 215
Family Number: 212
Occupation: Houseworker
Household Members:
Name Age
Tuffee Demerritt 31
Peter Demerritt 28
Trubley Demerritt 24
Jane Demerritt 17
Mary Goodchild 51
Julia Goodchild 10
Emma Goodchild 6
Albert Goodchild 8
Peter Goodchild 13
Mary J Goodchild 1
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
Name: Mary Goodchild
Age: 51
Birth Year: abt 1809
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Canada
Home in 1860: Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Post Office: South Merrimack
Dwelling Number: 215
Family Number: 212
Occupation: Houseworker
Household Members:
Name Age
Tuffee Demerritt 31
Peter Demerritt 28
Trubley Demerritt 24
Jane Demerritt 17
Mary Goodchild 51
Julia Goodchild 10
Emma Goodchild 6
Albert Goodchild 8
Peter Goodchild 13
Mary J Goodchild 1
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1868 Death of ChildMarguerite BONENFANT died 7 January 1868, Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada
Marie was 60 years old.
1870 - Clinton, Massachusetts
Name: Mary Goodchild
Age in 1870: 58
Birth Year: abt 1812
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1870: Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: No Occupation
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Goodchild 58
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
Name: Mary Goodchild
Age in 1870: 58
Birth Year: abt 1812
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1870: Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: No Occupation
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Goodchild 58
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
1880 - Sterling, Massachusetts
Name: Mary Goodchild
Age: 74
Birth Date: Abt 1806
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1880: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 138
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Housework
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Adolphe Marsa 38
Emily Marsa 26
Frank A. Marsa 7
Mary J. Marsa 5
Geo. N. Marsa 3
Mary Goodchild 74
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
Name: Mary Goodchild
Age: 74
Birth Date: Abt 1806
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1880: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 138
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Housework
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Adolphe Marsa 38
Emily Marsa 26
Frank A. Marsa 7
Mary J. Marsa 5
Geo. N. Marsa 3
Mary Goodchild 74
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
1882 Death of ChildMoise BONENFANT died 4 November 1882, Plaistow, New Hampshire, USA
Marie was 75 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1888 Death of ChildAlbert GOODCHILD died 27 January 1888, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Marie was 80 years old.
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1892 Death 14 May 1892
Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 84.
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