Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE

Born

13 August 1750 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Died

21 August 1827 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Born: 13 August 1750 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE

Father

François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE

Mother

Marie-Anne HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS

Grandparents of Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE Marie-Anne-Catherine DURAND

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS Marie-Anne GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

Spouse(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, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 23 June 1845 in Berthierville, Canada East . 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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE

Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE married

Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME
Marriage date: 12 August 1776
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME was the child of Étienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marie-Françoise BALLARD dite LATOUR

Children of Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE and Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME

Geneviève MARION

Born: 22 December 1786, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Vincent PIETTE (PIET) dit TREMPE 7 November 1803 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1750
13 August 1750
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE and Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME 12 August 1776, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Geneviève MARION was born 22 December 1786, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-François was 36 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)

1803 Marriage of Child
Geneviève MARION married 7 November 1803, Berthierville, Lower Canada to Vincent PIETTE (PIET) dit TREMPE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)