Paul-Alexandre
BOYER dit FONTAINE
(b.
5 August 1753
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
7 February 1846
,
Les Cèdres, Canada East
)
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Paul-Alexandre BOYER dit FONTAINE was born 5 August 1753 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Paul-Alexandre BOYER dit FONTAINE was the child of Alexandre BOYER and Thérèse LALONDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Étienne BOYER and Barbe LAMOUREAUX (maternal) François LALONDE and Josephte TROTTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Paul-Alexandre married Agathe-Amable DAOUST 3 February 1777 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Agathe-Amable DAOUST was born 18 October 1760 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Agathe-Amable died 6 November 1854 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Agathe-Amable was the child of Joseph-Marie DAOUST and Catherine CHASLE.
Paul-Alexandre BOYER dit FONTAINE died 7 February 1846 in Les Cèdres, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Paul-Alexandre 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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