Jean-François
MARION dit FONTAINE
(b.
13 August 1750
,
Lanoraie, Canada, New France
d.
21 August 1827
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE was born 13 August 1750 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE was the child of François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Anne HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Catherine DURAND (maternal) Jean-Baptiste HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Marie-Anne GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-François married Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME 12 August 1776 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME was born 14 October 1752 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Geneviève died 23 June 1845 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Geneviève was the child of Étienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marie-Françoise BALLARD dite LATOUR.
Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE died 21 August 1827 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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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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