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 .
Details of the family tree of Augustin appear below.
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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