Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON

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4 June 1714 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

8 November 1789 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre GODIN dit CHÂTILLON Catherine PELLERIN

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Born: 4 June 1714 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GODIN dit CHÂTILLON

Mother: Catherine PELLERIN

Paternal grandparents: Laurent GODIN dit CHATILLON , Anne GUÉRIN dite BLANCHARD

Maternal grandparents: François PELLERIN , Andree MARTIN

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Catherine married Étienne FONTAINE abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Étienne FONTAINE was born 25 January 1717 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Étienne died 23 March 1779 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Étienne was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine FOURNIER.

Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON died 8 November 1789 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON

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Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON married

Étienne FONTAINE
Marriage date: abt. 1739
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Étienne FONTAINE was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine FOURNIER

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Children:

Josephte Fontaine 1741-1792

Joseph-Marie Fontaine 1744-1826

Louis-Étienne Fontaine d. 1804

Thérèse Fontaine ca 1751-1831

Étienne Fontaine 1753-1849

Julien Fontaine 1757-

Catherine Fontaine

Children of Étienne FONTAINE and Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON

Joseph-Marie FONTAINE

Born: 2 March 1744, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 14 August 1826, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE 16 August 1768 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Catherine FONTAINE

Born: 30 July 1746, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 18 August 1834, Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER 11 February 1772 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Etienne FONTAINE

Born: 21 March 1753, St-Pierre-Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Died: 19 July 1849, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Married: Genevieve DAUPHINAIS 19 February 1776 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Julien FONTAINE

Born: 21 January 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 31 October 1842, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Marie-Judith DAUPHINAIS 25 October 1779 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1714
4 June 1714
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE was born 2 March 1744, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Catherine was 29 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine FONTAINE was born 30 July 1746, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Catherine was 32 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Etienne FONTAINE was born 21 March 1753, St-Pierre-Montmagny, Quebec, Canada

Catherine was 38 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Julien FONTAINE was born 21 January 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Catherine was 42 years old.

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE married 16 August 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine FONTAINE married 11 February 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

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.