Julien
FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE
(b.
9 February 1621
,
France
d.
10 August 1692
,
L'Islet, Canada, New France
)
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Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE was born 9 February 1621 in France
Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE was the child of ? and ?Julien was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1652.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Julien married Geneviève GAMACHE 11 November 1652 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Geneviève GAMACHE was born 13 October 1636 in France. Geneviève died 5 November 1709 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours).
Julien married (2) Genevieve-Fortin-Dit-Bellefontaine GAMACHE dite LAMARRE 11/11/1652 in Québec, Canada, New France . Genevieve-Fortin-Dit-Bellefontaine GAMACHE dite LAMARRE was born 10/13/1636 in Chartes-de-Bretagne Ille-et-Vilaine Britany, France. Genevieve-Fortin-Dit-Bellefontaine died 11/5/1709 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Genevieve-Fortin-Dit-Bellefontaine was the child of Nicolas-Jacques GAMACHE dit LAMARRE LE TARDIF SIR and Jacqueline-Gamache-Dit-Lamarre-Le-Tardif-Sir CADOT.
Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE died 10 August 1692 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .
Son of Julien Bellefontaine Fortin and Marie-Claire Lavie
Details of the family tree of Julien 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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