Antoine
FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE
(b.
14 January 1781
,
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
3 October 1852
,
Beloeil, Canada East
)
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Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE was born 14 January 1781 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE was the child of Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Charlotte TRUDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Adrien FOURNIER and Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER) (maternal) Toussaint TRUDEAU and Michelle DUBUCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Charlotte BEAUDRY 5 October 1807 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte BEAUDRY was born abt. 1789 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charlotte died 11 October 1821 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Charlotte was the child of Joseph-Louis BEAUDRY and Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE.
Antoine married (2) Marie-Adelaide LAMBERT dite HÉBERT 6 February 1827 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Adelaide LAMBERT dite HÉBERT was born 19 May 1809 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Adelaide died 5 January 1884 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Adelaide was the child of Pierre LAMBERT dit HÉBERT and Monique BEAUDREAU (BAUDREAU) GRAVELINE.
Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE died 3 October 1852 in Beloeil, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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