Joseph
FONTAINE dit BIENVENU
(b.
3 December 1752
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
1 October 1837
,
Verchères, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 3 December 1752 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was the child of Joseph FONTAINE and Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU (maternal) Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Amable CHAGNON 7 February 1774 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Amable CHAGNON was born 31 March 1755 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Amable was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON and Marie-Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT).
Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU died 1 October 1837 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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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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