Alphonsine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

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10 June 1859 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East

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Joseph FONTAINE Euphemie CHOINIERE

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Born: 10 June 1859 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East

Father: Joseph FONTAINE

Mother: Euphemie CHOINIERE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU , Marie PALARDY

Maternal grandparents: Antoine CHOINIERE , Marie VINCELETTE

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Alphonsine married Napoleon TREMBLAY 3 March 1877 in Ange-Gardien, Québec, Canada . Napoleon TREMBLAY was born 3 September 1853 in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Québec, Canada (Boucherville Station). Napoleon was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Aurelie DUBUC.

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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Alphonsine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU married

Napoleon TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 3 March 1877
Marriage place: Ange-Gardien, Québec, Canada
Napoleon TREMBLAY was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Aurelie DUBUC

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