Marie-Placide
FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE
(b.
10 September 1812
,
Beloeil, Lower Canada
d.
abt. 1897
,
Beloeil, Québec, Canada
)
Age: 85
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Marie-Placide FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE was born 10 September 1812 in Beloeil, Lower Canada
Marie-Placide FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE was the child of Joseph FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE and Angélique BEAUDRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Angélique BRODEUR (maternal) Joseph-Louis BEAUDRY and Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Placide married François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN 27 November 1832 in St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Beloeil Québec. . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 21 August 1812 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). François died 22 October 1862 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). François was the child of François PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marianne (Marie Anne) LAMBERT.
Marie-Placide FOURNIER dite PRÉFONTAINE died abt. 1897 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Placide appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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