Celina-Marie-Emilie
DECELLES dite DUCLOS
Born
25 March 1821
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
Died
8 October 1900
,
Acton Vale, Québec, Canada
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Celina-Marie-Emilie DECELLES dite DUCLOS was born 25 March 1821 in Varennes, Lower Canada
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Celina-Marie-Emilie married Jonas-Donat-Joseph-Jean FONTAINE dit BIENVENU 1 February 1842 in Saint-Hugues, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jonas-Donat-Joseph-Jean FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 2 June 1812 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Jonas-Donat-Joseph-Jean died 18 October 1869 in Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton).
Celina-Marie-Emilie DECELLES dite DUCLOS died 8 October 1900 in Acton Vale, Québec, Canada .
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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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Jonas-Donat-Joseph-Jean FONTAINE dit BIENVENU-- Date: 1 February 1842 Place: Saint-Hugues, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Jonas-Donat-Joseph-Jean FONTAINE dit BIENVENU-- Date: 1 February 1842 Place: Saint-Hugues, Canada EastSacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jonas-Donat-Joseph-Jean FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Celina-Marie-Emilie DECELLES dite DUCLOS
Onesime-Marie FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE (b.12/24/1860, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East d. 01/11/1937, Upton, Québec, Canada )m. Adelard HOULE 24 November 1884 in Upton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ephrem-d'Upton)
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1821 Birth 25 March 1821
Varennes, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1842 Marriage / PartnerCelina-Marie-Emilie DECELLES dite DUCLOS and Jonas-Donat-Joseph-Jean FONTAINE dit BIENVENU 1 February 1842, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada
She was 20 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1860 Birth of ChildOnesime-Marie FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was born 12/24/1860, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Québec, Canada (St-Simon-de-Yamaska)
Celina-Marie-Emilie was 39 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1869 Death of Spouse/PartnerJonas-Donat-Joseph-Jean FONTAINE dit BIENVENU died 18 October 1869, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton)
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1884 Marriage of ChildOnesime-Marie FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE married 24 November 1884, Upton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ephrem-d'Upton) to Adelard HOULE
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1900 Death 8 October 1900
Acton Vale, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 79.
Added: 10/11/2025 9:00:57 PM
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