Marie-Louise
FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE
(b.
27 May 1758
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
12 May 1795
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was born 27 May 1758 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was the child of Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marguerite GENTES (maternal) Étienne DUFAYE and Marie-Madeleine MOINEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Louise married Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR 19 November 1775 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR was born 1 September 1747 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Joseph died 14 January 1816 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Joseph was the child of Antoine SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Françoise BÉLAND.
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE died 12 May 1795 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Louise appear below.
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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