Archange
FONTAINE dit BIENVENU
(b.
8 January 1759
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
d.
25 June 1832
,
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Archange FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 8 January 1759 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Archange FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was the child of François-Xavier FONTAINE and Angélique-Louise CHAGNON dite LAROSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU (maternal) François-Marie CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Michelle BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Archange married Marguerite BEAUDRY 18 October 1784 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BEAUDRY was born 30 March 1766 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Louis BEAUDRY and Françoise-Amable TÉTREAULT dite DUCHARME.
Archange FONTAINE dit BIENVENU died 25 June 1832 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Archange 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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