Benjamin
BOYER dit FONTAINE
(b.
10 June 1779
,
Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
12 September 1854
,
Saint-Timothée, Canada East
)
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Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE was born 10 June 1779 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE was the child of Paul-Alexandre BOYER dit FONTAINE and Agathe-Amable DAOUST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexandre BOYER and Thérèse LALONDE (maternal) Joseph-Marie DAOUST and Catherine CHASLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Madeleine was the child of Paul SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS and Josephe VALADE.
Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE died 12 September 1854 in Saint-Timothée, Canada East .
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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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