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Étienne BONNET dit LAFORTUNE was born abt. 1644 in France
Étienne BONNET dit LAFORTUNE was the child of ? and ?Étienne was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1670.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Étienne married Jeanne ROY 26 January 1670 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne ROY was born abt. 1641 in France. Jeanne died 5 December 1721 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).
Étienne BONNET dit LAFORTUNE died abt. 1671 in Québec Province, Canada.
son of François Bonnet and Marie Dupré
Details of the family tree of Étienne 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 Étienne BONNET dit LAFORTUNE
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Jeanne ROY-- Date: 26 January 1670 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Children of Étienne BONNET dit LAFORTUNE and Jeanne ROY:
Louise BONNET dite LAFORTUNE (b.5 December 1670, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis-Charles CHALLEGRAIN (LEGRAIN) 14 November 1686 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
Jeanne ROY-- Date: 26 January 1670 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France Children of Étienne BONNET dit LAFORTUNE and Jeanne ROY:
Louise BONNET dite LAFORTUNE (b.5 December 1670, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )m. Louis-Charles CHALLEGRAIN (LEGRAIN) 14 November 1686 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
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1670 Marriage / PartnerÉtienne BONNET dit LAFORTUNE and Jeanne ROY 26 January 1670, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
1670 Birth of ChildLouise BONNET dite LAFORTUNE was born 5 December 1670, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
Added: 2/15/2015 9:49:25 AM
- Updated: 6/8/2015 2:41:15 PM
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