PivinFamily20150813 - Person Sheet
NamePierre BONIN dit LA CHAUME 
Birthabt 1685, St Jacques l'Hommeau d'Angouleme, FR
Death14 Feb 1730, St. Esprit, Nova Scotia, Canada
FatherLouis BONIN (~1664-<1717)
MotherFrançoise CHAUVIN (-<1717)
Misc. Notes
Also known as La Chaume, was born circa 1695. In 1726 he was the king's intendant at Port Royal and commandant du havre at St-Esprit.
Pierre was born in Angouleme, France but set sail for Newfoundland before his first marriage to Bernardine Vignaud, who he married on November 12, 1712 in Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland.
Pierre was a fisherman and remained in Newfoundland until the death of Bernardine, about 1715.
By 1717 Pierre was living in Louisbourg, NS and married his second wife Marguerite, who was 13 years of age. Although there were no records found of Pierre having children with his first wife, he did have 5 children with Marguerite.
Pierre and Marguerite lived in the parish of St. Esprit (near Louisbourg) where all his children were born. In St. Esprit, Pierre was a sub-commander of the Harbour. In 1726 Pierre was the King's intendant at Port Royal.
After her husbands death, Marguerite Guyon kept an inn at Saint-Esprit. On January 18, 1735, she remarried there. Her second husband was Jean Perrez, son of Antoine Perrez and Marie-Anne Pons, former inhabitants of plaisance (Plecenta, NFLD.).
Pierre's first marriage contract shows him as a merchant. His second contract lists his father Louis as a merchant also. Marguerite's father, Francois Guyon, was the captain of a merchant vessel. In the same contract, Marguerite's step-father, Francois Cresenneet is listed as a merchant. From this, one can surmise that both families were of substance. The second marriage contract also shows that Pierre was already settled in St. Esprit by 1717.
Note;
On April 26, 1708, Pierre was a witness at the marriage of Francois Clermont dit la Rose, whose mother was Marguerite Chauvin. Is it possible this was a relative of his mother?
From Deroche, Steven <Steven.Deroche@USHERBROOKE.CA>:
I just found an interesting original document online of vital records dating from 1715-1756 for St. Esprit, Port aux Basques, Baleine and Laurembec, Isle Royale. It has 380 pages of photocopied birth, marriage and death records from these regions...it's in french, and a little tough to read. I skimmed through it and found a few interesting records. Most are old colonial settlers from France who left after 1758 and have no descendants here anymore, but here are a few useful records that I found. I did my best to translate them for you.
1730 - Burial of Pierre Bonnain at St Esprit, Isle Royale
''1730, the 14th of February, marks the death of Sir Pierre Bonnain dit La Chaume, ______ and habitant of the harbour of St Espirt, after a sickness of 7 months...'' Père TD Recolet
(It says really est décédé, so I assume that is the day he died)
Pierre was born in Angouleme, France but set sail for Newfoundland before his first marriage to Bernardine Vignaud, who he married on November 12, 1712 in Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland.
Pierre was a fisherman and remained in Newfoundland until the death of Bernardine, about 1715.
By 1717 Pierre was living in Louisbourg, NS and married his second wife Marguerite, who was 13 years of age. Although there were no records found of Pierre having children with his first wife, he did have 5 children with Marguerite.
Pierre and Marguerite lived in the parish of St. Esprit (near Louisbourg) where all his children were born. In St. Esprit, Pierre was a sub-commander of the Harbour. In 1726 Pierre was the King's intendant at Port Royal.
After her husbands death, Marguerite Guyon kept an inn at Saint-Esprit. On January 18, 1735, she remarried there. Her second husband was Jean Perrez, son of Antoine Perrez and Marie-Anne Pons, former inhabitants of plaisance (Plecenta, NFLD.).
Pierre's first marriage contract shows him as a merchant. His second contract lists his father Louis as a merchant also. Marguerite's father, Francois Guyon, was the captain of a merchant vessel. In the same contract, Marguerite's step-father, Francois Cresenneet is listed as a merchant. From this, one can surmise that both families were of substance. The second marriage contract also shows that Pierre was already settled in St. Esprit by 1717.
Note;
On April 26, 1708, Pierre was a witness at the marriage of Francois Clermont dit la Rose, whose mother was Marguerite Chauvin. Is it possible this was a relative of his mother?
From Deroche, Steven <Steven.Deroche@USHERBROOKE.CA>:
I just found an interesting original document online of vital records dating from 1715-1756 for St. Esprit, Port aux Basques, Baleine and Laurembec, Isle Royale. It has 380 pages of photocopied birth, marriage and death records from these regions...it's in french, and a little tough to read. I skimmed through it and found a few interesting records. Most are old colonial settlers from France who left after 1758 and have no descendants here anymore, but here are a few useful records that I found. I did my best to translate them for you.
1730 - Burial of Pierre Bonnain at St Esprit, Isle Royale
''1730, the 14th of February, marks the death of Sir Pierre Bonnain dit La Chaume, ______ and habitant of the harbour of St Espirt, after a sickness of 7 months...'' Père TD Recolet
(It says really est décédé, so I assume that is the day he died)