Andre Bonin

     Andre was born in 1654 in Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. He was the son of Pierre Bonnin & Francoise Veron. He was christened on the same day there in Ste-Catherine de la Flotte.¹ Andre was first married to Marie Loubier on 10 November 1688. Andre married 2nd Marie-Angelique Pinard, daughter of Louis Pinard and Marie-Madeleine Hertel, on 26 October 1705 in St-Francois-du-Lac, Yamaska County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Francois-du-Lac Church.² Andre & Marie Angelique had children: Marie Antoinette [m. 2/05/1731 Ange Aussant], Marie Anne [1710-3/11/1730][m. 5/02/1729 Louis Chapdelaine], Augustin [3/04/1712-3/22/1712] & Andre [2/16/1714-5/30/1714].³ Andre departed this life in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was buried there in the cemetery of Notre Dame on Friday, 20 April 1714.