Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

Born

5 September 1765 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 February 1819 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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, Province of Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 17 January 1813 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Alexis NORMANDIN and Catherine JARRET dite BEAUREGARD .

Parents & Family of Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

Parents of Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

Father

Louis-Augustin FONTAINE

Mother

Charlotte MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Grandparents of Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

Paternal grandparents

Augustin FONTAINE Marie-Louise GUILLET

Maternal grandparents

Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE Jeanne CHARRON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE married

Geneviève NORMANDIN
Marriage date: 2 February 1789
Marriage 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

Born: 30 September 1791, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 6 November 1861, Ste-Cécile-de-Milton, Canada

Married: Marguerite LALUE 5 October 1812 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Joseph FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ursule LETARTRE (LETARTE) 2 February 1818 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1765
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 / Partner
Augustin 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 Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Augustin FONTAINE was born 30 September 1791, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Augustin was 26 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Augustin FONTAINE married 5 October 1812, Verchères, Lower Canada to Marguerite LALUE