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 LAPIERRE

Spouse(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 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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Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married

Marie-Amable CHAGNON-- Date: 7 February 1774 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Amable CHAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON and Marie-Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT)

Children of Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie-Amable CHAGNON:

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU (b.13 July 1778, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie PALARDY 4 October 1802 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU (b.abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Charles GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE 12 January 1808 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1752 Birth
3 December 1752
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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie-Amable CHAGNON 7 February 1774, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 21 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 13 July 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 25 years old.

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)

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married 4 October 1802, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie PALARDY

1808 Marriage of Child
Charlotte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU married 12 January 1808, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph-Charles GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec