Augustin
FONTAINE dit BIENVENU
(b.
18 February 1755
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
13 September 1806
,
Verchères, Lower Canada
)
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Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 18 February 1755 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was the child of Augustin FONTAINE and Marie-Louise GUILLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marguerite GENTES (maternal) Louis GUILLET and Marguerite TETREAU (TETREAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Augustin married Josephte GERVAIS 30 June 1778 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte GERVAIS was born 4 August 1738 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Josephte died 6 October 1792 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Josephte was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT.
Augustin married (2) Marie-Louise CHALUT 15 July 1793 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise CHALUT was born 13 March 1765 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Louise died 8 August 1848 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Louise was the child of Michel CHALUT and Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD.
Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU died 13 September 1806 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
m. Chalut Marie-Louise
m. Gervais Josephte
Details of the family tree of Augustin appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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