Paul
FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE
(b.
14 July 1714
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
27 December 1788
,
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE was born 14 July 1714 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE was the child of Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marguerite GENTES and the grandchild of: (maternal) Étienne GENTES and Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Paul married Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE 1 August 1740 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE was born 5 May 1719 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Thérèse died 17 November 1782 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Étienne DUFAYE and Marie-Madeleine MOINEAU.
Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE died 27 December 1788 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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