Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

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27 May 1758 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

12 May 1795 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE

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Born: 27 May 1758 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

Mother: Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE , Marguerite GENTES

Maternal grandparents: Étienne DUFAYE , Marie-Madeleine MOINEAU

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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 .
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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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Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE married

Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR
Marriage date: 19 November 1775
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR was the child of Antoine SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Françoise BÉLAND

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Children of Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Joseph SEVIGNY

Born: 27 March 1776, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE 8 October 1798 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Louise SEVIGNY

Born: 13 May 1778, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 March 1807, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie GRIGNON 27 October 1800 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Antoine SÉVIGNY

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite LUSSIER 13 August 1804 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François SEVIGNY

Born: abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1871, , Québec Province, Canada

Étienne SÉVIGNY

Born: 27 September 1785, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1877,

Married: Marie-Anne DESLANDES 11 January 1808 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre SEVIGNY

Born: 22 August 1788, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth BRISSETTE 30 September 1811 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1758
27 May 1758
Varennes, Canada, New France

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 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE and Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR 19 November 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 17 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Joseph SEVIGNY was born 27 March 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Louise was 17 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise SEVIGNY was born 13 May 1778, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Louise was 19 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Étienne SÉVIGNY was born 27 September 1785, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Louise was 27 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Pierre SEVIGNY was born 22 August 1788, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Louise was 30 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)