François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Born

22 September 1774 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 August 1835 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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François FONTAINE Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE

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Born: 22 September 1774 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François FONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE

Paternal grandparents: Augustin FONTAINE , Marie-Louise GUILLET

Maternal grandparents: Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE , Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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François married Marie TESSIER 5 October 1795 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie TESSIER was born 29 April 1775 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie died 23 April 1836 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Pierre TESSIER and Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE.

François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU died 11 August 1835 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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Marie TESSIER
Marriage date: 5 October 1795
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Marie TESSIER was the child of Pierre TESSIER and Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE

Children of François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie TESSIER

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

Born: 23 October 1802, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 1 May 1855, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Sophie CARIGNAN 3 February 1823 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, 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 — 1774
22 September 1774
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage / Partner
François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie TESSIER 5 October 1795, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 21 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE was born 23 October 1802, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 28 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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