Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Born

14 May 1794 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Died

21 July 1846 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Archange FONTAINE dit BIENVENU Marguerite BEAUDRY

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Born: 14 May 1794 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Father: Archange FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Mother: Marguerite BEAUDRY

Paternal grandparents: François-Xavier FONTAINE , Angélique-Louise CHAGNON dite LAROSE

Maternal grandparents: Louis BEAUDRY , Françoise-Amable TÉTREAULT dite DUCHARME

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Joseph married Lucie BOURQUE 11 July 1820 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lucie BOURQUE was born 16 December 1798 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Lucie was the child of Basile BOURQUE and Josephte DENIS dite LAFRANCE.

Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU died 21 July 1846 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East.
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Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married

Lucie BOURQUE
Marriage date: 11 July 1820
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Lucie BOURQUE was the child of Basile BOURQUE and Josephte DENIS dite LAFRANCE

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Children of Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Lucie BOURQUE

Alexandre FONTAINE

Born: 2 January 1823, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Justine ST-JACQUES 15 December 1847 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1794
14 May 1794
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Lucie BOURQUE 11 July 1820, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England