Pierre
FONTAINE dit BIENVENU
(b.
15 May 1751
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
12 August 1802
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 15 May 1751 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was the child of Augustin FONTAINE and Marie-Louise GUILLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marguerite GENTES (maternal) Louis GUILLET and Marguerite TETREAU (TETREAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Josephe MILLET 15 January 1775 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe MILLET was born 22 June 1760 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephe died 21 February 1837 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Josephe was the child of François MILLET and Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS.
Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU died 12 August 1802 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
m. Millet Marie-Josephe
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Occupation
Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was a Meunier.
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca
Life as a Meunier in 18th Century New France: Flour, Family, and Fortitude
Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was a Meunier.
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca
Life as a Meunier in 18th Century New France: Flour, Family, and Fortitude
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)
Family and Children of Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU
[Hide/Show]Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married 
Marie-Josephe MILLET-- Date: 15 January 1775 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe MILLET was the child of François MILLET and Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS
Children of Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie-Josephe MILLET:
Catherine FONTAINE (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste HANDFIELD 11 February 1805 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Josephe MILLET-- Date: 15 January 1775 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Josephe MILLET was the child of François MILLET and Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS
Children of Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie-Josephe MILLET:
Catherine FONTAINE (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Jean-Baptiste HANDFIELD 11 February 1805 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
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1751 Birth 15 May 1751
Varennes, Canada, New France
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.
1775 Marriage / PartnerPierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie-Josephe MILLET 15 January 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
He was 23 years old.
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
1802 Death 12 August 1802
Varennes, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 51.
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