Marie-Josephte
FONTAINE dite BIENVENU
(b.
5 March 1767
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
4 December 1847
,
Beloeil, Canada East
)
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Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 5 March 1767 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was the child of Louis-Augustin FONTAINE and Charlotte MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin FONTAINE and Marie-Louise GUILLET (maternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Jeanne CHARRONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Louis MALO dit HAYET 19 October 1789 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis MALO dit HAYET was born 26 April 1767 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louis died 6 April 1850 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Louis was the child of Louis HAYET dit MALO and Josephte GERVAIS.
Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU died 4 December 1847 in Beloeil, Canada East .
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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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