Antoine Boniface Vadnais

Brief Life History of Antoine Boniface

When Antoine Boniface Vadnais was born on 25 January 1832, in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Rouville, Quebec, Canada, his father, Louis Vadenay, was 40 and his mother, Josephte Fregeau, was 43. He married Marie Euphémie Fontaine dit Bienvenu on 31 January 1852, in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 3 August 1907, in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Rouville, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 75, and was buried in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Rouville, Quebec, Canada.

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Antoine Boniface Vadnais
1832–1907
Marie Euphémie Fontaine dit Bienvenu
1836–1891
Marriage: 31 January 1852
Antoine Vadnais
1853–
Noel Armand Vadnais
1854–1919
Armanda Vadnais
1854–
Joseph Vadnais
1857–1932
Melina Vadnais
1858–1872
William Richard Vadnais
1861–1909
Polydore Vadnais
1862–1915
Catherine Euphemie Vadnais
1864–
Hermenegilde Vadnais
1866–1894
Cleophas Achille Vadnais
1868–1880
Adelard Vadnais
1871–
Marie Adelia Vadnais
1873–

Sources (10)

  • Donifau Vadnais, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Boniface Vadnais in entry for Polydor Vadnais, "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004"
  • Boniface Vadnais, "Canada Census, 1881"

World Events (2)

1869

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1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Rosaire, Andre, Fernand, Pierre.

French: variant of Vadenay, a habitational name from Vadenay, a place in Marne. The surnames Vadnais and Vadenay are no longer found in France. Compare Vadney .

History: Jean Vadnais/Vadenay dit d'Argenteuil from Auguaise in Orne, France, married Marie-Anne Mousseau in Saint-Sulpice, QC, in 1723.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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