Marie-Marguerite
FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE
(b.
15 February 1694
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
5 May 1766
,
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
)
Age: 72
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Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was born 15 February 1694 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was the child of Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Marguerite ANTHIAUMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Marguerite married Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE 23 April 1715 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE was born 9 September 1687 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Paul died 12 December 1739 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Paul was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT).
Marie-Marguerite married (2) Joseph LEDUC 9 January 1745 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Joseph LEDUC was born 10 April 1713 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Joseph died 24 October 1775 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph was the child of Charles LEDUC and Anne-Angélique CHEVALIER.
Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE died 5 May 1766 in Verchères, Province of 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)
Family and Children of Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE
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Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE-- Date: 23 April 1715 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT)
Ste-Trinite
Cannot find marriage record in Drouin Collection -- records are sparse and in rough shape. The years 1712-1717 are missing.
PRDH indicates that Paul Desmarais and Marguerite Fontaine were married in Contrecoeur in 1715.
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE:
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS (b.8 February 1716, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1783, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC 18 July 1740 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.28 October 1717, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 23 October 1729, Verchères, Canada, New France )
Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS (b.17 August 1719, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1785, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis LANGEVIN 19 November 1736 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. André CHAGNON 18 October 1751 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Anne DESMARAIS (b.12 June 1721, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre-Basile FOISY 17 February 1744 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Jacques CHARPENTIER 7 January 1754 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Madeleine DESMARAIS (b.1 April 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1812, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. François BANLIER dit LAPERLE 2 October 1741 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
François-Marie DESMARAIS (b.14 August 1725, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1726, Verchères, Canada, New France )
Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (b.14 March 1727, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1727, Verchères, Canada, New France )
Augustin DESMARAIS (b.3 August 1728, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE 8 June 1750 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS (b.16 September 1729, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1820, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER 12 July 1751 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.29 March 1731, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1733, Verchères, Canada, New France )
Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (b.9 September 1732, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1733, Verchères, Canada, New France )
Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS (b.17 November 1736, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 3 October 1737, Verchères, Canada, New France )
Michel DESMARAIS (b.29 May 1738, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1810, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR 30 January 1758 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE married Joseph LEDUC-- Date: 9 January 1745 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Joseph LEDUC was the child of Charles LEDUC and Anne-Angélique CHEVALIER
Saint-Francois-Xavier-de-Vercheres, Vercheres, QC, Canada
Joseph Leduc and Marg. Fontaine
Children of Joseph LEDUC and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE:
Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE-- Date: 23 April 1715 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT)
Ste-Trinite
Cannot find marriage record in Drouin Collection -- records are sparse and in rough shape. The years 1712-1717 are missing.
PRDH indicates that Paul Desmarais and Marguerite Fontaine were married in Contrecoeur in 1715.
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE:
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS (b.8 February 1716, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1783, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC 18 July 1740 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.28 October 1717, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 23 October 1729, Verchères, Canada, New France ) Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS (b.17 August 1719, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1785, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Louis LANGEVIN 19 November 1736 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. André CHAGNON 18 October 1751 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Anne DESMARAIS (b.12 June 1721, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Pierre-Basile FOISY 17 February 1744 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Jacques CHARPENTIER 7 January 1754 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Madeleine DESMARAIS (b.1 April 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1812, Varennes, Lower Canada )m. François BANLIER dit LAPERLE 2 October 1741 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
François-Marie DESMARAIS (b.14 August 1725, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1726, Verchères, Canada, New France ) Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (b.14 March 1727, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1727, Verchères, Canada, New France ) Augustin DESMARAIS (b.3 August 1728, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)m. Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE 8 June 1750 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS (b.16 September 1729, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1820, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )m. Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER 12 July 1751 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.29 March 1731, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1733, Verchères, Canada, New France ) Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (b.9 September 1732, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1733, Verchères, Canada, New France ) Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS (b.17 November 1736, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 3 October 1737, Verchères, Canada, New France ) Michel DESMARAIS (b.29 May 1738, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1810, Verchères, Lower Canada )m. Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR 30 January 1758 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE married
Joseph LEDUC-- Date: 9 January 1745 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Joseph LEDUC was the child of Charles LEDUC and Anne-Angélique CHEVALIER
Saint-Francois-Xavier-de-Vercheres, Vercheres, QC, Canada
Joseph Leduc and Marg. Fontaine
Children of Joseph LEDUC and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE:
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1694 Birth 15 February 1694
Varennes, Canada, New France
1715 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE and Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE 23 April 1715, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
She was 21 years old.
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1716 Birth of ChildPierre-Paul DESMARAIS was born 8 February 1716, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite was 21 years old.
1717 Birth of ChildMarguerite DESMARAIS was born 28 October 1717, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite was 23 years old.
1719 Birth of ChildMarie-Thérèse DESMARAIS was born 17 August 1719, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite was 25 years old.
1721 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne DESMARAIS was born 12 June 1721, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite was 27 years old.
1723 Birth of ChildMadeleine DESMARAIS was born 1 April 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite was 29 years old.
1725 Birth of ChildFrançois-Marie DESMARAIS was born 14 August 1725, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite was 31 years old.
1727 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine DESMARAIS was born 14 March 1727, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite was 33 years old.
1728 Birth of ChildAugustin DESMARAIS was born 3 August 1728, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite was 34 years old.
1729 Birth of ChildJoseph-Abraham DESMARAIS was born 16 September 1729, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite was 35 years old.
1729 Death of ChildMarguerite DESMARAIS died 23 October 1729, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite was 35 years old.
1731 Birth of ChildMarguerite DESMARAIS was born 29 March 1731, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite was 37 years old.
1732 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine DESMARAIS was born 9 September 1732, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite was 38 years old.
1733 Death of ChildMarie-Catherine DESMARAIS died 28 March 1733, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite was 39 years old.
1733 Death of ChildMarguerite DESMARAIS died 25 April 1733, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite was 39 years old.
1736 Birth of ChildMarie-Charlotte DESMARAIS was born 17 November 1736, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite was 42 years old.
1736 Marriage of ChildMarie-Thérèse DESMARAIS married 19 November 1736, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis LANGEVIN
1737 Death of ChildMarie-Charlotte DESMARAIS died 3 October 1737, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite was 43 years old.
1738 Birth of ChildMichel DESMARAIS was born 29 May 1738, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Marguerite was 44 years old.
1739 Death of Spouse/PartnerPaul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE died 12 December 1739, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)
1740 Marriage of ChildPierre-Paul DESMARAIS married 18 July 1740, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC
1741 Marriage of ChildMadeleine DESMARAIS married 2 October 1741 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François BANLIER dit LAPERLE
1744 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne DESMARAIS married 17 February 1744, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Pierre-Basile FOISY
1745 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE and Joseph LEDUC 9 January 1745, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
She was 50 years old.
1750 Marriage of ChildAugustin DESMARAIS married 8 June 1750 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE
1751 Marriage of ChildJoseph-Abraham DESMARAIS married 12 July 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER
1751 Marriage of ChildMarie-Thérèse DESMARAIS married 18 October 1751 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to André CHAGNON
1754 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne DESMARAIS married 7 January 1754 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jacques CHARPENTIER
1758 Marriage of ChildMichel DESMARAIS married 30 January 1758 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR
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.
Death
Saint-Francois-Xavier-de-Vercheres, Vercheres, QC, Canada
Marguerite Fontaine-Bievenu
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1766 Death 5 May 1766
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 72.
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