Alexis FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

Born

6 February 1764 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

14 March 1853 , Longueuil, Canada East

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Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE Charlotte TRUDEAU

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Born: 6 February 1764 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

Mother: Charlotte TRUDEAU

Paternal grandparents: Adrien FOURNIER , Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

Maternal grandparents: Toussaint TRUDEAU , Michelle DUBUC

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Alexis married Charlotte CHICOINE 4 February 1793 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte CHICOINE was born 9 March 1773 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Charlotte died 23 June 1838 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Charlotte was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Marie-Angélique PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE.

Alexis FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE died 14 March 1853 in Longueuil, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Alexis FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE married

Charlotte CHICOINE
Marriage date: 4 February 1793
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Charlotte CHICOINE was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Marie-Angélique PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Children of Alexis FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Charlotte CHICOINE

Toussaint FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

Born: 8 May 1798, Longueuil, Lower Canada
Died: 14 April 1848, Longueuil, Canada East

Married: Emilie BEAUDRY 10 June 1834 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1764
6 February 1764
Longueuil, 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)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Alexis FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Charlotte CHICOINE 4 February 1793, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 29 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Toussaint FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE was born 8 May 1798, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Alexis was 34 years old.

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

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Marriage of Child
Toussaint FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE married 10 June 1834, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Emilie BEAUDRY

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte CHICOINE died 23 June 1838, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1848 Death of Child
Toussaint FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE died 14 April 1848, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Alexis was 84 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

Death — 1853
14 March 1853
Longueuil, Canada East
He died at the age of 89.

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