Pierre-Isidore FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

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9 April 1771 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

8 May 1849 , Marieville, Rouville, Canada East

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Louis-Augustin FONTAINE Charlotte MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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Born: 9 April 1771 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis-Augustin FONTAINE

Mother: Charlotte MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Paternal grandparents: Augustin FONTAINE , Marie-Louise GUILLET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE , Jeanne CHARRON

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Pierre-Isidore married Marguerite BÉRARD 22 June 1795 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BÉRARD was born 9 September 1773 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite died 1 September 1832 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Marguerite was the child of François BÉRARD and Marie-Angélique JARRET dite BEAUREGARD.

Pierre-Isidore FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE died 8 May 1849 in Marieville, Rouville, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Pierre-Isidore FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE married

Marguerite BÉRARD
Marriage date: 22 June 1795
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Marguerite BÉRARD was the child of François BÉRARD and Marie-Angélique JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

Children of Pierre-Isidore FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marguerite BÉRARD

Louis FONTAINE

Born: 3 March 1809, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
Died: 25 January 1867, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East

Married: Marie-Angélique-Louise DEMERS 25 May 1830 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

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Birth — 1771
9 April 1771
Verchères, 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)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1795 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Isidore FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marguerite BÉRARD 22 June 1795 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 24 years old.

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

1809 Birth of Child
Louis FONTAINE was born 3 March 1809, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Pierre-Isidore was 37 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Marriage of Child
Louis FONTAINE married 25 May 1830, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir) to Marie-Angélique-Louise DEMERS

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England