Anne-Marguerite
FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE
(b.
15 February 1701
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
6 October 1781
,
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was born 15 February 1701 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was the child of Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marguerite GENTES and the grandchild of: (maternal) Étienne GENTES and Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Anne-Marguerite married Louis TETREAULT dit DUCHARME 23 February 1721 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Louis TETREAULT dit DUCHARME was born 15 March 1701 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Louis died 23 March 1771 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Louis was the child of Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Anne-Marie JARRET dite BEAUREGARD.
Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE died 6 October 1781 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Anne-Marguerite appear below.
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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