Antoine MARION dit FONTAINE

(b. 15 February 1742 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 14 July 1793 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Antoine MARION dit FONTAINE was born 15 February 1742 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Antoine MARION dit FONTAINE was the child of Etienne MARION dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Yvonne HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Georges-Guillaume MARION dit FONTAINE and Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS) (maternal) Pierre HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Catherine BEAUCHAMP

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

Antoine married Marie-Monique TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE 5 October 1762 in L'Assomption, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Monique TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 18 May 1746 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Monique was the child of Joseph-Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU.

Antoine MARION dit FONTAINE died 14 July 1793 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .

m. Tellier Marie-Monique

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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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Antoine MARION dit FONTAINE married

Marie-Monique TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE-- Date: 5 October 1762 Place: L'Assomption, Canada
Marie-Monique TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was the child of Joseph-Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU

Children of Antoine MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Monique TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE:

Antoine MARION (b.26 September 1763, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth DUPUIS 20 January 1787 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Etienne MARION (b.19 July 1768, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 March 1822, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste MARION (b.20 June 1770, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Louis MARION (b.19 June 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 November 1841, Saint-Jacques, Canada East )
m. Suzanne PELLETIER 27 October 1795 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre MARION (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Charlotte-Marie MARION dite FONTAINE (b.4 July 1779, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Francois MARION (b.27 February 1781, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 June 1863, Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)

Cecile MARION (b.abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1742 Birth
15 February 1742
Repentigny, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Antoine MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Monique TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE 5 October 1762 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 20 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Antoine MARION was born 26 September 1763, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Antoine was 21 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Etienne MARION was born 19 July 1768, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Antoine was 26 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARION was born 20 June 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Antoine was 28 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Louis MARION was born 19 June 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Antoine was 30 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Charlotte-Marie MARION dite FONTAINE was born 4 July 1779, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Antoine was 37 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Francois MARION was born 27 February 1781, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Antoine was 39 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Antoine MARION married 20 January 1787, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan) to Elisabeth DUPUIS

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada