Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

Born

14 July 1714 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

27 December 1788 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE Marguerite GENTES

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Born: 14 July 1714 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

Mother: Marguerite GENTES

Maternal grandparents: Étienne GENTES , Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

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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 changes
From 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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Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE
Marriage date: 1 August 1740
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France

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Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE was the child of Étienne DUFAYE and Marie-Madeleine MOINEAU

Children of Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE

Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Born: 10 November 1741, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 9 May 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Michel GUILLET 12 January 1761 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Born: 11 March 1746, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 25 September 1807, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Louis CORDEAU 5 October 1761 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

Born: 13 November 1752, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 3 March 1795, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR 27 July 1778 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Born: 27 May 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 12 May 1795, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR 19 November 1775 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1714
14 July 1714
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE 1 August 1740, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 26 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 10 November 1741, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 27 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was born 11 March 1746, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 31 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE was born 13 November 1752, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 38 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was born 27 May 1758, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Paul was 43 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU married 12 January 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Michel GUILLET

1761 Marriage of Child
Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE married 5 October 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Louis CORDEAU

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1773 Death of Child
Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU died 9 May 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Paul was 58 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE married 19 November 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1778 Marriage of Child
Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE married 27 July 1778, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Charlotte SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE died 17 November 1782, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1788
27 December 1788
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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