Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Twelfth Generation3204. Nicolas BONHOMME II dit Beaupre was born in 1603 in Fécamp (Ste-Croix) (Seine-Maritime) (Normandie Region), France.1770,1958 Supposedly, Nicolas arrived in New France about 1637. However, he and his wife sailed back to France in (about 1642) where they lived until about 1645 at which time they returned to New France. After returning to New France c1645, Nicolas received several concessions, notably in the seigneury of Gaudarville and on the Coteau Sainte-Geneviève in Québec City, where he lived for the rest of his life. He appeared in the census in 1666 with his wife (Catherine) four of their children (Ignace, Pierre, Nicolas, Catherine) and one engagee. He appeared in the census in 1667 at the "Costes de Ste.Genevieve, St.Francois and St. Michel". Living with him was his wife, Catherine (last name spelled 'Gauger' in the census), four children (Ignace, Pierre, Nicolas and Catherine) and one domestic. The family had five beasts and 40 livres under cultivation. Nicolas died on 7 August 1683 at the age of 80 in Québec (Québec Province), Canada.1,2443 He was buried on 8 August 1683 at Notre Dame in Québec (Québec Province), Canada.1,2443 Catherine GOUJET and Nicolas BONHOMME II dit Beaupre signed a marriage contract on 2 September 1640 in Trois-Rivières (Québec Province), Canada before notary Piraubé .2444 3205. Catherine GOUJET was born about 1607 in Thury-Harcourt (Calvados) (Normandie Region), France.1770,1958 She was a "filles à marier" (marriageable girl) who emigrated to New France representing one quarter of all the single girls arriving in New France through 1673. The "filles à marier" women arrived between 1634 and 1662 and only numbered 262. These young women, often poor, were recruited and chaperoned by religious groups or individuals who had to assure and account for their good conduct. To be considered a "filles à marier", the women must have been between the ages of 12-45, not accompanied by BOTH parents or a husband and must have signed an enlistment contract, one marriage contract or gotten married in the colony. Due to their arrival in the very early stages of the formation of New France, these 262 women played a significant role in populating the colony. She appeared in the census in 1666 with her husband (Nicolas) four of their children (Ignace, Pierre, Nicolas, Catherine) and one engagee. She appeared in the census in 1667 at the "Costes de Ste.Genevieve, St.Francois and St. Michel". Living with her was her husband, Nicolas, four children (Ignace, Pierre, Nicolas and Catherine) and one domestic. The family had five beasts and 40 livres under cultivation. Catherine died on 9 April 1679 at the age of 72 in Québec (Québec Province), Canada.1,2445 She was buried on 10 April 1679 at Notre Dame in Québec (Québec Province), Canada.1,2445 Children were:
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