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Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 12 March 1758 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was the child of Joseph FONTAINE and Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU (maternal) Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Joseph-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME 28 April 1777 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME was born 22 July 1753 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Joseph-Marie was the child of Joachim TETREAULT dit DUCHARME and Marie-Barbe TRUDEAU.
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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