Charlotte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

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abt. 1788 , Québec Province, Canada

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Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU Marie-Amable CHAGNON

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Born: abt. 1788 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Mother: Marie-Amable CHAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph FONTAINE , Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON , Marie-Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT)

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Charlotte married Joseph-Charles GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE 12 January 1808 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Charles GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE was born 1 March 1784 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph-Charles was the child of Augustin GAUTHIER and Monique BEAUCHAMP.

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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Charlotte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU married

Joseph-Charles GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE
Marriage date: 12 January 1808
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Joseph-Charles GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE was the child of Augustin GAUTHIER and Monique BEAUCHAMP

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Children of Joseph-Charles GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Charlotte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Norbert GAUTHIER

Born: 8 March 1809, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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