Michelle
FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE
(b.
17 November 1758
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
16 November 1815
,
Longueuil, Lower Canada
)
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Michelle FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE was born 17 November 1758 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Michelle FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE was the child of Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Charlotte TRUDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Adrien FOURNIER and Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER) (maternal) Toussaint TRUDEAU and Michelle DUBUCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michelle married Prisque PAGE dit ST-ANTOINE 3 October 1785 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Prisque PAGE dit ST-ANTOINE was born 19 October 1762 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Prisque died 30 May 1811 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Prisque was the child of Joseph PAGE and Madeleine DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN.
Michelle FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE died 16 November 1815 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Michelle 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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