Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE

Born

10 June 1779 , Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

12 September 1854 , Saint-Timothée, Canada East

Benjamin married Madeleine SOUCHEREAU 21 January 1799 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine SOUCHEREAU was born 4 August 1777 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine was the child of Paul SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS and Josephe VALADE .

Parents & Family of Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE

Parents of Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE

Father

Paul-Alexandre BOYER dit FONTAINE

Mother

Agathe-Amable DAOUST

Grandparents of Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Alexandre BOYER Thérèse LALONDE

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Marie DAOUST Catherine CHASLE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE

Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE married

Madeleine SOUCHEREAU
Marriage date: 21 January 1799
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Madeleine SOUCHEREAU was the child of Paul SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS and Josephe VALADE

Children of Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE and Madeleine SOUCHEREAU

Josephte BOYER

Born: 13 September 1802, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine-François POIRIER 23 August 1824 Place: Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Benjamin'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 — 1779
10 June 1779
Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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 / Partner
Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE and Madeleine SOUCHEREAU 21 January 1799, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 19 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Josephte BOYER was born 13 September 1802, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Benjamin was 23 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England