Ignace Bonhomme dit Beaupre

     Ignace was born in 1646 in La Rochelle, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France.² Ignace married Agnes Morin, daughter of Noël Morin and Hélène Desportes, on 12 January 1671 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, at the Basilica of Notre Dame.³ 1681, Ignace and Agnes were listed on the Canadian Census in Sillery, ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Ignace Bonhomme [37 years], his wife: Agnes Morin [40 years], Jacque Gaudry [23 years], Nicolas Gaudry [16 years], Agnes Gaudry [14 years], Joseph Gaudry [11 years], Marie [10 years], Anne [8 years], Anne-Agnes [6 years], Marie [4 years] & Ignace [2 years].⁴ Ignace's wife, Agnes, died on 30 August 1687 in ville de Quebec leaving him a widower. A contract for the marriage of Ignace and Anne Poirier was signed on 31 July 1691 at Ste-Foy, ville de Quebec. The contract was written by Gilles Ragot stating that Ignace was the widower of Marie Annne Morin and that Anne was the widow of Jacques Gaudry.⁵ Ignace's wife, Anne, died on 31 January 1704 in Ste-Foy, ville de Quebec leaving him a widower. Ignace departed this life on Tuesday, 21 April 1711 in Ste-Foy, ville de Quebec at age 65 years. He was buried there in the churchyard of Notre Dame de la Foy Church on Wednesday, 22 April 1711.⁶