Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Born

15 May 1751 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

12 August 1802 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Augustin FONTAINE Marie-Louise GUILLET

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Born: 15 May 1751 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Augustin FONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Louise GUILLET

Paternal grandparents: Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE , Marguerite GENTES

Maternal grandparents: Louis GUILLET , Marguerite TETREAU (TETREAULT)

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

Pierre married Marie-Josephe MILLET 15 January 1775 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe MILLET was born 22 June 1760 in Montréal, Canada . Marie-Josephe died 21 February 1837 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephe was the child of François MILLET and Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS.

Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU died 12 August 1802 in Varennes, Lower Canada .

m. Millet Marie-Josephe

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Recorded occupation: Meunier

The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca

Life as a Meunier in 18th Century New France: Flour, Family, and Fortitude

Spouse & Children of Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

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Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married

Marie-Josephe MILLET
Marriage date: 15 January 1775
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe MILLET was the child of François MILLET and Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS

Children of Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie-Josephe MILLET

Catherine FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste HANDFIELD 11 February 1805 Place: Varennes, 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 — 1751
15 May 1751
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie-Josephe MILLET 15 January 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 23 years old.

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.