Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Born

12 December 1753 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

22 July 1830 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Jean-Louis married Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE 21 September 1778 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE was born 3 November 1762 in Varennes, Canada . Marie-Charlotte died 27 August 1840 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean-Marie MARTIN dit MASSE and Catherine BRIEN .

Parents & Family of Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Parents of Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Father

Gabriel FONTAINE

Mother

Josephe BAZINET

Grandparents of Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel FONTAINE Marie-Anne GODU

Maternal grandparents

Pierre BAZINET Marie BOUGRET dite DUFORT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married

Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE
Marriage date: 21 September 1778
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE was the child of Jean-Marie MARTIN dit MASSE and Catherine BRIEN

Children of Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE

Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Born: 26 November 1795, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Apolline LOISEAU (LOZEAU) 14 October 1816 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 — 1753
12 December 1753
Varennes, 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE 21 September 1778, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 26 November 1795, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Louis was 41 years old.

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

1816 Marriage of Child
Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married 14 October 1816, Varennes, Lower Canada to Marie-Apolline LOISEAU (LOZEAU)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)