Antoine
FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS
(b.
11 September 1737
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
3 December 1797
,
La Prairie, Lower Canada
)
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Antoine FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS was born 11 September 1737 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Antoine FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS was the child of Jacques FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS and Therese CHARTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS and Antoinette-Étiennette GERVAIS (maternal) Étienne CHARTIER and Jeanne DRAPEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Therese LAMOUREUX 21 September 1767 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese LAMOUREUX was born 21 January 1747 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Therese died 28 May 1829 in St-Cyprien-de-Léry, Napierville, Quebec, Canada. Therese was the child of Joseph-Adrien LAMOUREUX and Marie-Madeleine PATENAUDE.
Antoine FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS died 3 December 1797 in La Prairie, 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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