Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

(b. 11 February 1734 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 28 November 1806 , Canada )

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Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE was born 11 February 1734 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE was the child of Adrien FOURNIER and Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE and Marie RONCERAY (maternal) Andre BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) and Marie-Angélique CHAPACOU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles-Joseph married Charlotte TRUDEAU 30 January 1758 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Charlotte TRUDEAU was born 3 February 1739 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Charlotte died 24 April 1809 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Charlotte was the child of Toussaint TRUDEAU and Michelle DUBUC.

Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE died 28 November 1806 in 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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Family and Children of Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

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Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE married

Charlotte TRUDEAU-- Date: 30 January 1758 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Charlotte TRUDEAU was the child of Toussaint TRUDEAU and Michelle DUBUC

Children of Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Charlotte TRUDEAU:

Michelle FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE (b.17 November 1758, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 16 November 1815, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Prisque PAGE dit ST-ANTOINE 3 October 1785 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE (b.14 July 1760, Longueuil, Canada d. , )
m. Angélique BRODEUR 22 January 1787 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
m. Brigitte BOUSQUET 23 July 1798 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Alexis FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE (b.6 February 1764, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 March 1853, Longueuil, Canada East )
m. Charlotte CHICOINE 4 February 1793 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE (b.14 January 1781, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 October 1852, Beloeil, Canada East )
m. Charlotte BEAUDRY 5 October 1807 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
m. Marie-Adelaide LAMBERT dite HÉBERT 6 February 1827 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1734 Birth
11 February 1734
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Charlotte TRUDEAU 30 January 1758, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 23 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Michelle FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE was born 17 November 1758, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charles-Joseph was 24 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE was born 14 July 1760, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charles-Joseph was 26 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Alexis FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE was born 6 February 1764, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charles-Joseph was 30 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE was born 14 January 1781, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charles-Joseph was 46 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Michelle FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE married 3 October 1785, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Prisque PAGE dit ST-ANTOINE

1787 Marriage of Child
Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE married 22 January 1787, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Angélique BRODEUR

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Alexis FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE married 4 February 1793, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte CHICOINE

1798 Marriage of Child
Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE married 23 July 1798 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Brigitte BOUSQUET

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)