Joseph
FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE
(b.
23 March 1789
,
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
31 July 1875
,
Beloeil, Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE was born 23 March 1789 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE was the child of Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Angélique BRODEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Charlotte TRUDEAU (maternal) Christophe BRODEUR and Marie-Angélique LUSSIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Angélique BEAUDRY October 22, 1810 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Angélique BEAUDRY was born 7 January 1790 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Angélique died 20 June 1834 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Angélique was the child of Joseph-Louis BEAUDRY and Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE.
Joseph married (2) Angelique SICARD 11 January 1836 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique SICARD was born 2 October 1795 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Angelique was the child of Barthelemy SICARD and Elisabeth GERVAIS.
Joseph FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE died 31 July 1875 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph 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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