Charles
FOURNIER dit DESILETS
Born
17 July 1755
,
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died
28 June 1827
,
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
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Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS was born 17 July 1755 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FOURNIER and Marie-Francoise BLANCHON (maternal) Joseph TURGEON and Margurite BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Catherine GONTHIER 21 January 1783 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine GONTHIER was born 15 February 1762 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Catherine died 8 May 1849 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Catherine was the child of Jean-Francois GONTHIER and Catherine GUENETTE.
Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS died 28 June 1827 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .
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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)
Family and Children of Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS
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Catherine GONTHIER-- Date: 21 January 1783 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine GONTHIER was the child of Jean-Francois GONTHIER and Catherine GUENETTE
Catherine GONTHIER-- Date: 21 January 1783 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada Catherine GONTHIER was the child of Jean-Francois GONTHIER and Catherine GUENETTE
Children of Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS and Catherine GONTHIER
Marie-Catherine FOURNIER (b.23 March 1784, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 July 1852, Saint-Anselme, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada)m. Prisque QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME 11 January 1803 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
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1755 Birth 17 July 1755
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1783 Marriage / PartnerCharles FOURNIER dit DESILETS and Catherine GONTHIER 21 January 1783, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
He was 27 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine FOURNIER was born 23 March 1784, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
Charles was 28 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1803 Marriage of ChildMarie-Catherine FOURNIER married 11 January 1803, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Prisque QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1827 Death 28 June 1827
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 71.
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