Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

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11 February 1734 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

28 November 1806 , Canada

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Adrien FOURNIER Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

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Born: 11 February 1734 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Adrien FOURNIER

Mother: Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

Paternal grandparents: Antoine FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE , Marie RONCERAY

Maternal grandparents: Andre BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) , Marie-Angélique CHAPACOU

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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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Spouse & Children of Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

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Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE married

Charlotte TRUDEAU
Marriage date: 30 January 1758
Marriage 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

Born: 17 November 1758, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 16 November 1815, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Prisque PAGE dit ST-ANTOINE 3 October 1785 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

Born: 14 July 1760, Longueuil, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angélique BRODEUR 22 January 1787 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Married: Brigitte BOUSQUET 23 July 1798 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Alexis FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

Born: 6 February 1764, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 March 1853, Longueuil, Canada East

Married: Charlotte CHICOINE 4 February 1793 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

Born: 14 January 1781, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 October 1852, Beloeil, Canada East

Married: Charlotte BEAUDRY 5 October 1807 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Married: Marie-Adelaide LAMBERT dite HÉBERT 6 February 1827 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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Birth — 1734
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)