Antoinette FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE

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28 February 1726 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

23 October 1792 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Adrien FOURNIER Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

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Born: 28 February 1726 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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Antoinette married Joseph DUBUC 5 May 1749 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph DUBUC was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada. Joseph died 1 May 1807 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Michel DUBUC and Marie-Charlotte BOUGRET dite DUFORT.

Antoinette FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE died 23 October 1792 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .

m. Dubuc Joseph

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Antoinette FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE married

Joseph DUBUC
Marriage date: 5 May 1749
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Joseph DUBUC was the child of Michel DUBUC and Marie-Charlotte BOUGRET dite DUFORT

Children of Joseph DUBUC and Antoinette FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE

Archange DUBUC

Born: 9 February 1755, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Francois TRUDEAU 23 September 1771 Place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine DUBUC

Born: 15 December 1769, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine VINCENT 21 October 1793 Place: Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1726
28 February 1726
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Antoinette FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE and Joseph DUBUC 5 May 1749, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 23 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Archange DUBUC was born 9 February 1755, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Antoinette was 28 years old.

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.

1769 Birth of Child
Antoine DUBUC was born 15 December 1769, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Antoinette was 43 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Archange DUBUC married 23 September 1771, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada to Francois TRUDEAU

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.