Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

(b. 14 July 1760 , Longueuil, Canada d. , )

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Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE was born 14 July 1760 in Longueuil, Canada

Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE was the child of Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Charlotte TRUDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Adrien FOURNIER and Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER) (maternal) Toussaint TRUDEAU and Michelle DUBUC

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

Joseph married Angélique BRODEUR 22 January 1787 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique BRODEUR was born 13 October 1766 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Angélique died 15 March 1796 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Angélique was the child of Christophe BRODEUR and Marie-Angélique LUSSIER.

Joseph married (2) Brigitte BOUSQUET 23 July 1798 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . Brigitte BOUSQUET was born 23 July 1768 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Brigitte died 24 March 1810 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Brigitte was the child of Michel BOUSQUET and Brigitte-Veronique ADAM.

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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