François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Born

1 April 1764 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

Parents & Family of François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

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Born: 1 April 1764 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Father

Joseph FONTAINE

Mother

Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ

Grandparents of François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel FONTAINE Marie-Anne GODU

Maternal grandparents

Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Madeleine CHARRON 7 November 1785 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine CHARRON was born 30 January 1762 in Verchères, Canada . Madeleine died 21 April 1790 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine was the child of Joseph CHARRON and Marie-Josephe BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married

Madeleine CHARRON
Marriage date: 7 November 1785
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine CHARRON was the child of Joseph CHARRON and Marie-Josephe BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Children of François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Madeleine CHARRON

Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Born: 12 October 1787, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre LUSSIER 18 January 1808 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1764
1 April 1764
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

1785 Marriage / Partner
François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Madeleine CHARRON 7 November 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 21 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 12 October 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 23 years old.

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