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Euphrosine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 24 May 1784 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
Euphrosine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was the child of Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Charlotte SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE (maternal) Antoine SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Françoise BÉLANDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Euphrosine married Francois PICHET 28 January 1799 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Francois PICHET was born 19 October 1777 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Francois was the child of Francois PICHET and Marie-Victoire HEBERT.
Euphrosine married (2) Joachim DUCHENY dit BARIL 5 February 1816 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Joachim DUCHENY dit BARIL was born 9 October 1755 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Joachim died 3 November 1839 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Joachim was the child of Joseph BARIL dit DUCHENAY and Genevieve COURTOIS.
m. Ducheny Joachim
m. Pichet Francois
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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