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 TROTTIER

Spouse(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 .
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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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Paul-Alexandre BOYER dit FONTAINE married

Agathe-Amable DAOUST-- Date: 3 February 1777 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Agathe-Amable DAOUST was the child of Joseph-Marie DAOUST and Catherine CHASLE

Children of Paul-Alexandre BOYER dit FONTAINE and Agathe-Amable DAOUST:

Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE (b.10 June 1779, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 September 1854, Saint-Timothée, Canada East )
m. Madeleine SOUCHEREAU 21 January 1799 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Madeleine BOYER dite FONTAINE (b.23 January 1799, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Joachim POIRIER 9 August 1819 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1753 Birth
5 August 1753
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Paul-Alexandre BOYER dit FONTAINE and Agathe-Amable DAOUST 3 February 1777, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 23 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE was born 10 June 1779, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Paul-Alexandre was 25 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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE married 21 January 1799, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Madeleine SOUCHEREAU

1799 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOYER dite FONTAINE was born 23 January 1799, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Paul-Alexandre was 45 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BOYER dite FONTAINE married 9 August 1819, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Joachim POIRIER

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada