Madeleine BOYER dite FONTAINE

Born

23 January 1799 , Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

Died

Madeleine married Joachim POIRIER 9 August 1819 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joachim POIRIER was born 10 August 1795 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada . Joachim was the child of François POIRIER dit DESLOGES and Marie-Louise DUBOIS .

Parents & Family of Madeleine BOYER dite FONTAINE

Parents of Madeleine BOYER dite FONTAINE

Father

Paul-Alexandre BOYER dit FONTAINE

Mother

Agathe-Amable DAOUST

Grandparents of Madeleine BOYER dite FONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Alexandre BOYER Thérèse LALONDE

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Marie DAOUST Catherine CHASLE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine BOYER dite FONTAINE

Madeleine BOYER dite FONTAINE married

Joachim POIRIER
Marriage date: 9 August 1819
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Joachim POIRIER was the child of François POIRIER dit DESLOGES and Marie-Louise DUBOIS

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Children of Joachim POIRIER and Madeleine BOYER dite FONTAINE

Jean-Baptiste POIRIER

Born: 22 March 1825, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Joachim POIRIER

Born: 27 December 1829, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie POIRIER

Born: 4 April 1835, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Philomene POIRIER

Born: 10 March 1837, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
Died: 3 July1911, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada

Mathilde POIRIER

Born: 11 February 1842, Vaudreuil, Canada East
Died: 30 March 1898, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Madeleine's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1799
23 January 1799
Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

1819 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine BOYER dite FONTAINE and Joachim POIRIER 9 August 1819, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

She was 20 years old.

1825 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste POIRIER was born 22 March 1825, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Madeleine was 26 years old.

1829 Birth of Child
Joachim POIRIER was born 27 December 1829, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Madeleine was 30 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Marie POIRIER was born 4 April 1835, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Madeleine was 36 years old.

1837 Birth of Child
Philomene POIRIER was born 10 March 1837, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Madeleine was 38 years old.

1842 Birth of Child
Mathilde POIRIER was born 11 February 1842, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Madeleine was 43 years old.

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