Antoinette FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE

(b. 28 February 1726 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 23 October 1792 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Antoinette FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE was born 28 February 1726 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Antoinette FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE was the child of Adrien FOURNIER and Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FOURNIER dit PRÉFONTAINE and Marie RONCERAY (maternal) Andre BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) and Marie-Angélique CHAPACOU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Antoinette married Joseph DUBUC 5 May 1749 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph DUBUC was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 1 May 1807 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Joseph was the child of Michel DUBUC and Marie-Charlotte BOUGRET dite DUFORT.

Antoinette FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE died 23 October 1792 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .

m. Dubuc Joseph

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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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Family and Children of Antoinette FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE

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Antoinette FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE married

Joseph DUBUC-- Date: 5 May 1749 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Joseph DUBUC was the child of Michel DUBUC and Marie-Charlotte BOUGRET dite DUFORT

Children of Joseph DUBUC and Antoinette FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE:

Archange DUBUC (b.9 February 1755, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Francois TRUDEAU 23 September 1771 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Antoine DUBUC (b.15 December 1769, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Catherine VINCENT 21 October 1793 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1726 Birth
28 February 1726
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Antoinette FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE and Joseph DUBUC 5 May 1749, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 23 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Birth of Child
Archange DUBUC was born 9 February 1755, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Antoinette was 28 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1769 Birth of Child
Antoine DUBUC was born 15 December 1769, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Antoinette was 43 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Archange DUBUC married 23 September 1771, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Francois TRUDEAU

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.