Elisabeth FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE

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14 January 1721 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

5 March 1761 , Montréal, Canada

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Adrien FOURNIER Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

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Born: 14 January 1721 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Adrien FOURNIER

Mother: Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

Paternal grandparents: Antoine FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE , Marie RONCERAY

Maternal grandparents: Andre BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) , Marie-Angélique CHAPACOU

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Elisabeth married Pierre ROY 24 November 1749 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Pierre ROY was born 29 January 1722 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Pierre died 19 February 1784 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Pierre was the child of Jacques ROY and Marthe Marguerite FRENCH.

Elisabeth FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE died 5 March 1761 in Montréal, 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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Pierre ROY
Marriage date: 24 November 1749
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Pierre ROY was the child of Jacques ROY and Marthe Marguerite FRENCH

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Birth — 1721
14 January 1721
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE and Pierre ROY 24 November 1749, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 28 years old.