Charles MARION dit FONTAINE

Born

25 June 1740 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

14 April 1817 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

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François MARION Marie-Charlotte BOUCHER

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Born: 25 June 1740 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: François MARION

Mother: Marie-Charlotte BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Georges-Guillaume MARION dit FONTAINE , Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Maternal grandparents: Denis BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS , Marie-Jeanne MIVILLE

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Charles married Marie-Geneviève BOURASSA 5 March 1764 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Geneviève BOURASSA was born 19 July 1745 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Geneviève died 7 May 1795 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneviève was the child of Louis BOURASSA and Marie-Françoise BOUCHER.

Charles MARION dit FONTAINE died 14 April 1817 in Beloeil, Lower 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 MARION dit FONTAINE

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Charles MARION dit FONTAINE married

Marie-Geneviève BOURASSA
Marriage date: 5 March 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève BOURASSA was the child of Louis BOURASSA and Marie-Françoise BOUCHER

Children of Charles MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Geneviève BOURASSA

Louis MARION dit FONTAINE

Born: 6 June 1765, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Louise MARION dite FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph CHICOINE 30 July 1792 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charlotte MARION

Born: 21 December 1772, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 October 1849, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East

Married: Charles RENAUD (RAYNAUD) 25 September 1797 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marguerite MARION dite FONTAINE

Born: 29 September 1774, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 March 1818, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Noel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME 20 May 1795 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Genevieve MARION dite FONTAINE

Born: 4 April 1780, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 March 1817, Beloeil, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1740
25 June 1740
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Charles MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Geneviève BOURASSA 5 March 1764, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Louis MARION dit FONTAINE was born 6 June 1765, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Charles was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Charlotte MARION was born 21 December 1772, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Charles was 32 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marguerite MARION dite FONTAINE was born 29 September 1774, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Charles was 34 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Genevieve MARION dite FONTAINE was born 4 April 1780, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Charles was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Louise MARION dite FONTAINE married 30 July 1792, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph CHICOINE

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

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève BOURASSA died 7 May 1795, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1795 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MARION dite FONTAINE married 20 May 1795, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Noel QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME

1797 Marriage of Child
Charlotte MARION married 25 September 1797, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Charles RENAUD (RAYNAUD)

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

Death — 1817
14 April 1817
Beloeil, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.

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