Rene
MENARD dit FONTAINE
(b.
2 May 1721
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
21 February 1783
,
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE was born 2 May 1721 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER) (maternal) Christophe FEVRIER dit LACROIX and Marie MARTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rene married Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU 3 August 1750 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jeanne-Therese died 8 March 1790 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Jeanne-Therese was the child of Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUET.
Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE died 21 February 1783 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Rene 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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