Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE

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abt. 1694 , Québec Province, Canada

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Georges-Guillaume MARION dit FONTAINE Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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Born: abt. 1694 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Georges-Guillaume MARION dit FONTAINE

Mother: Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Maternal grandparents: Jean DEMERS (DUMAIS) , Jeanne VOIDY (VEDIE)

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Nicolas married Marie-Anne-Catherine DURAND 11 January 1723 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne-Catherine DURAND was born 11 March 1704 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne-Catherine died 17 May 1738 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Anne-Catherine was the child of Louis DURAND and Elisabeth-Agnes MICHEL dite TAILLON.

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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Spouse & Children of Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE

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Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE married

Marie-Anne-Catherine DURAND
Marriage date: 11 January 1723
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Catherine DURAND was the child of Louis DURAND and Elisabeth-Agnes MICHEL dite TAILLON

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Children:

Angélique Marion Fontaine 1724-1791

François-Nicolas Marion Fontaine

Catherine Marion Fontaine 1726-1785

Pierre-Joseph Marion Fontaine 1734-1810

Marie-Amable Marion Fontaine 1735-1774

Children of Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Catherine DURAND

Marie-Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE

Born: 23 November 1724, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 2 August 1791, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Pierre HOUDE 12 November 1748 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE

Born: 8 June 1728, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS 20 October 1747 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Married: Angelique COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE 28 September 1761 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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1723 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Catherine DURAND 11 January 1723, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE was born 23 November 1724, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

1728 Birth of Child
François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE was born 8 June 1728, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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