Charles
MARION dit FONTAINE
(b.
25 June 1740
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
d.
14 April 1817
,
Beloeil, Lower Canada
)
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Charles MARION dit FONTAINE was born 25 June 1740 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Charles 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 MIVILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 .
Details of the family tree of Charles appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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