Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

Born

14 January 1781 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

3 October 1852 , Beloeil, Canada East

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Born: 14 January 1781 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

Father

Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

Mother

Charlotte TRUDEAU

Grandparents of Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Adrien FOURNIER Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

Maternal grandparents

Toussaint TRUDEAU Michelle DUBUC

Spouse(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. Charlotte died 11 October 1821 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . 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, Lower Canada . Marie-Adelaide died 5 January 1884 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada . 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 .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE married

Charlotte BEAUDRY
Marriage date: 5 October 1807
Marriage place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Charlotte BEAUDRY was the child of Joseph-Louis BEAUDRY and Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Charlotte BEAUDRY

Julienne FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE

Born: 10 January 1815, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: 4 January 1893, Beloeil, Québec, Canada

Married: Alphonse LAMBERT 20 January 1833 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada

Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE married

Marie-Adelaide LAMBERT dite HÉBERT
Marriage date: 6 February 1827
Marriage place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Marie-Adelaide LAMBERT dite HÉBERT was the child of Pierre LAMBERT dit HÉBERT and Monique BEAUDREAU (BAUDREAU) GRAVELINE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Marie-Adelaide LAMBERT dite HÉBERT

David PREFONTAINE

Born: 6 January 1841, Beloeil, Canada East
Died: 16 February 1925, Viauville, Quebec, Canada

Married: Octavie BEAUCHEMIN 22 May 1888 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Pierre PREFONTAINE

Born: 27 September 1842, Beloeil, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Séraphine PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN 11 August 1868 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Cleophas FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

Born: 20 March 1849, Beloeil, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Sophie PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN 3 May 1870 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Antoine's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1781
14 January 1781
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1807 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Charlotte BEAUDRY 5 October 1807, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 26 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Julienne FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE was born 10 January 1815, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Antoine was 34 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte BEAUDRY died 11 October 1821, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Marie-Adelaide LAMBERT dite HÉBERT 6 February 1827 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 46 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage of Child
Julienne FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE married 20 January 1833, Beloeil, Lower Canada to Alphonse LAMBERT

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 Birth of Child
David PREFONTAINE was born 6 January 1841, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Antoine was 60 years old.

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Birth of Child
Pierre PREFONTAINE was born 27 September 1842, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Antoine was 61 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Birth of Child
Joseph-Cleophas FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE was born 20 March 1849, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Antoine was 68 years old.

Death — 1852
3 October 1852
Beloeil, Canada East
He died at the age of 71.

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