Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE

(b. 4 November 1724 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1778 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE was born 4 November 1724 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE was the child of Jacques BONNEAU and Marie-Louise BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Madeleine DUCHESNE (maternal) François BOUCHARD and Anne-Marguerite SIMARD

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE 24 January 1742 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was born 16 January 1717 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Jean-Baptiste died 16 October 1752 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT.

Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE died 11 April 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE married

Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE-- Date: 24 January 1742 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE and Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE:

Victoire-Apolline LAFOREST (b.2 November 1745, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Ignace GAGNÉ 24 February 1763 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

David LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE (b.20 February 1747, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 8 September 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY 22 November 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1724 Birth
4 November 1724
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE and Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE 24 January 1742, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 17 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Victoire-Apolline LAFOREST was born 2 November 1745, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
David LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was born 20 February 1747, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE died 16 October 1752, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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 of Child
Victoire-Apolline LAFOREST married 24 February 1763, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Ignace GAGNÉ

1773 Marriage of Child
David LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE married 22 November 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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.