Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Born

10 November 1741 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

9 May 1773 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 10 November 1741 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Father

Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

Mother

Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE

Grandparents of Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Paternal grandparents

Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE Marguerite GENTES

Maternal grandparents

Étienne DUFAYE Marie-Madeleine MOINEAU

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

Marie-Thérèse married Michel GUILLET 12 January 1761 in Varennes, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel GUILLET was born 18 October 1740 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Michel died 25 November 1823 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Michel was the child of Louis GUILLET and Marie-Françoise NORMANDIN.

Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU died 9 May 1773 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Michel Guillet
12 January 1761
Varennes, Sainte-Anne, Verchères, Quebec

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU married

Michel GUILLET
Marriage date: 12 January 1761
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada
Michel GUILLET was the child of Louis GUILLET and Marie-Françoise NORMANDIN

Children of Michel GUILLET and Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Marie-Therese GUILLET

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis GROS dit ST-PIERRE 7 November 1791 Place: Verchères, 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 — 1741
10 November 1741
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE dite BIENVENU and Michel GUILLET 12 January 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 19 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.