Marguerite MARION dite FONTAINE

Born

29 September 1774 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

24 March 1818 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Charles MARION dit FONTAINE Marie-Geneviève BOURASSA

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Born: 29 September 1774 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Charles MARION dit FONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Geneviève BOURASSA

Paternal grandparents: François MARION , Marie-Charlotte BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents: Louis BOURASSA , Marie-Françoise BOUCHER

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Marguerite married Pierre-Noel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME 20 May 1795 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Noel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME was born 11 May 1767 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Pierre-Noel died 13 April 1842 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville). Pierre-Noel was the child of Pierre-Noel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME and Marguerite TANGUAY.

Marguerite MARION dite FONTAINE died 24 March 1818 in L'Acadie, Lower 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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Marguerite MARION dite FONTAINE married

Pierre-Noel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME
Marriage date: 20 May 1795
Marriage place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Pierre-Noel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME was the child of Pierre-Noel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME and Marguerite TANGUAY

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Marguerite QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME

Born: 25 February 1796, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 13 August 1832, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BOULAY (BOULEY) 6 February 1815 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1774
29 September 1774
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MARION dite FONTAINE and Pierre-Noel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME 20 May 1795, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marguerite QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME was born 25 February 1796, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1815 Marriage of Child
Marguerite QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME married 6 February 1815, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Pierre BOULAY (BOULEY)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)