Louis FONTAINE dit BEAULIEU

(b. 19 August 1707 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 23 June 1787 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis FONTAINE dit BEAULIEU was born 19 August 1707 in Port Royal, Acadia

Louis FONTAINE dit BEAULIEU was the child of René FONTAINE and Isabelle Élisabeth CORPORON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean CORPORON and Françoise SAVOIE

Louis was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Louis married Marie Madeleine ROY dite LALIBERTÉ 10 September 1730 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Madeleine ROY dite LALIBERTÉ was born abt. 1701 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Madeleine was the child of Jean ROY and Marie Christine HAUTBOIS dite DUBOIS.

Louis FONTAINE dit BEAULIEU died 23 June 1787 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Louis FONTAINE dit BEAULIEU married

Marie Madeleine ROY dite LALIBERTÉ-- Date: 10 September 1730 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Madeleine ROY dite LALIBERTÉ was the child of Jean ROY and Marie Christine HAUTBOIS dite DUBOIS

Children of Louis FONTAINE dit BEAULIEU and Marie Madeleine ROY dite LALIBERTÉ:

Louis Thaddee FONTAINE (b.31 December 1736, Port Royal, Acadia d. 19 February 1770, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD 1763 in , Connecticut, USA

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1707 Birth
19 August 1707
Port Royal, Acadia

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Louis FONTAINE dit BEAULIEU and Marie Madeleine ROY dite LALIBERTÉ 10 September 1730, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 23 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Louis Thaddee FONTAINE was born 31 December 1736, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Louis was 29 years old.

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

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.

1770 Death of Child
Louis Thaddee FONTAINE died 19 February 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 62 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.