Michelle FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE

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17 November 1758 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

16 November 1815 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE Charlotte TRUDEAU

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Born: 17 November 1758 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

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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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 .
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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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Michelle FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE married

Prisque PAGE dit ST-ANTOINE
Marriage date: 3 October 1785
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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Prisque PAGE dit ST-ANTOINE was the child of Joseph PAGE and Madeleine DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN

Children of Prisque PAGE dit ST-ANTOINE and Michelle FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE

Marguerite PAGE dite ST-ANTOINE

Born: 9 June 1788, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: January 1866, Longueuil, Canada East

Married: Joseph LAMARRE dit ST-ANDRE 6 February 1809 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1758
17 November 1758
Longueuil, 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Michelle FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE and Prisque PAGE dit ST-ANTOINE 3 October 1785, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 26 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marguerite PAGE dite ST-ANTOINE was born 9 June 1788, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Michelle was 29 years old.

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

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

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PAGE dite ST-ANTOINE married 6 February 1809, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Joseph LAMARRE dit ST-ANDRE