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)
Family and Children of Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE
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Madeleine SOUCHEREAU-- Date: 21 January 1799 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 (b.13 September 1802, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Antoine-François POIRIER 23 August 1824 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)
Madeleine SOUCHEREAU-- Date: 21 January 1799 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 (b.13 September 1802, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada d. , )m. Antoine-François POIRIER 23 August 1824 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)
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1779 Birth 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
1799 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE and Madeleine SOUCHEREAU 21 January 1799, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)
He was 19 years old.
1802 Birth of ChildJosephte BOYER was born 13 September 1802, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)
Benjamin was 23 years old.
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 England1824 Marriage of ChildJosephte BOYER married 23 August 1824, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion) to Antoine-François POIRIER
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1854 Death 12 September 1854
Saint-Timothée, Canada East
He died at the age of 75.
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