Augustin
FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE
(b.
5 September 1765
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
1 February 1819
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
)
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Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE was born 5 September 1765 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE was the child of Louis-Augustin FONTAINE and Charlotte MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin FONTAINE and Marie-Louise GUILLET (maternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Jeanne CHARRONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Augustin married Geneviève NORMANDIN 2 February 1789 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève NORMANDIN was born 11 March 1769 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 17 January 1813 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Geneviève was the child of Alexis NORMANDIN and Catherine JARRET dite BEAUREGARD.
Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE died 1 February 1819 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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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 Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE
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Geneviève NORMANDIN-- Date: 2 February 1789 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève NORMANDIN was the child of Alexis NORMANDIN and Catherine JARRET dite BEAUREGARD
Children of Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Geneviève NORMANDIN:
Augustin FONTAINE (b.30 September 1791, Verchères, Lower Canada d. 6 November 1861, Ste-Cécile-de-Milton, Canada)
m. Marguerite LALUE 5 October 1812 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Joseph FONTAINE (b.abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Ursule LETARTRE (LETARTE) 2 February 1818 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Geneviève NORMANDIN-- Date: 2 February 1789 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada Geneviève NORMANDIN was the child of Alexis NORMANDIN and Catherine JARRET dite BEAUREGARD
Children of Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Geneviève NORMANDIN:
Augustin FONTAINE (b.30 September 1791, Verchères, Lower Canada d. 6 November 1861, Ste-Cécile-de-Milton, Canada)m. Marguerite LALUE 5 October 1812 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Joseph FONTAINE (b.abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Ursule LETARTRE (LETARTE) 2 February 1818 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
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1765 Birth 5 September 1765
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1789 Marriage / PartnerAugustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Geneviève NORMANDIN 2 February 1789 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
He was 23 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1791 Birth of ChildAugustin FONTAINE was born 30 September 1791, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Augustin was 26 years old.
1812 Marriage of ChildAugustin FONTAINE married 5 October 1812, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marguerite LALUE
1813 Death of Spouse/PartnerGeneviève NORMANDIN died 17 January 1813, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Marriage of ChildJoseph FONTAINE married 2 February 1818, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Ursule LETARTRE (LETARTE)
1819 Death 1 February 1819
Varennes, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 53.
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