Marie-Louise
FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE
(b.
2 December 1772
,
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
1 August 1803
,
Canada
)
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Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was born 2 December 1772 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was the child of François FONTAINE and Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin FONTAINE and Marie-Louise GUILLET (maternal) Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Louise married Jean-Baptiste DECELLES dit DUCLOS 7 May 1792 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste DECELLES dit DUCLOS was born 25 March 1766 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste died 10 July 1840 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Marie-Anne MONGEAU.
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE died 1 August 1803 in 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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