Charles
FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE
(b.
3 September 1656
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
22 June 1735
,
L'Islet, Canada, New France
)
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Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE was born 3 September 1656 in Québec Province, Canada
Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE was the child of Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Geneviève GAMACHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Xainte CLOUTIER 11 November 1681 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Xainte CLOUTIER was born abt. 1661 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Xainte died 22 September 1725 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Xainte was the child of Jean CLOUTIER (CLOUSTIER) and Marie-Josephe-Anne MARTIN.
Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE died 22 June 1735 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .
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Occupation
Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE was a Lieutenant de milice.
Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE was a Lieutenant de milice.
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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