François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE

(b. 15 January 1722 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. , )

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François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE was born 15 January 1722 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE was the child of François MARION and Marie-Charlotte BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Georges-Guillaume MARION dit FONTAINE and Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS) (maternal) Denis BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Jeanne MIVILLE

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

François-Nicolas married Marie-Françoise ST-MARTIN 14 November 1744 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise ST-MARTIN was born 17 June 1719 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Françoise died 26 July 1774 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean MARTIN (ST-MARTIN) and Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE.

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 François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE

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François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE married

Marie-Françoise ST-MARTIN-- Date: 14 November 1744 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Marie-Françoise ST-MARTIN was the child of Jean MARTIN (ST-MARTIN) and Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE

Children of François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Françoise ST-MARTIN:

Marie-Madeleine MARION dite FONTAINE (b.abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada d. 25 April 1814, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste HERVIEUX 26 January 1762 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Joseph MARION (b.abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite ROY dite DESJARDINS 23 September 1765 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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1722 Birth
15 January 1722
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Françoise ST-MARTIN 14 November 1744 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 22 years old.

Added: 12/30/2015 10:02:07 AM - Updated: 12/7/2021 12:51:51 PM