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)
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