Jacques FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS

(b. 19 November 1701 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

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Jacques FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS was born 19 November 1701 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Jacques FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS was the child of Pierre FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS and Antoinette-Étiennette GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) René GERVAIS and Marie JOUSSELOT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacques married Therese CHARTIER 15 January 1730 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese CHARTIER was born 14 December 1712 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Therese died 29 March 1783 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Therese was the child of Étienne CHARTIER and Jeanne DRAPEAU.

m. Chartier Therese

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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Jacques FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS married

Therese CHARTIER-- Date: 15 January 1730 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Therese CHARTIER was the child of Étienne CHARTIER and Jeanne DRAPEAU

Children of Jacques FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS and Therese CHARTIER:

Antoine FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS (b.11 September 1737, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 3 December 1797, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Therese LAMOUREUX 21 September 1767 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1701 Birth
19 November 1701
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1730 Marriage / Partner
Jacques FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS and Therese CHARTIER 15 January 1730 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 28 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Antoine FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS was born 11 September 1737, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 35 years old.

Added: 1/31/2018 11:20:07 AM - Updated: 1/30/2020 4:02:16 PM