Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

(b. 13 July 1778 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 13 July 1778 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was the child of Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie-Amable CHAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph FONTAINE and Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON and Marie-Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT)

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie PALARDY 4 October 1802 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie PALARDY was born abt. 1782 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Joseph PALARDY and Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS.

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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Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married

Marie PALARDY-- Date: 4 October 1802 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Marie PALARDY was the child of Joseph PALARDY and Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS

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Children of Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie PALARDY:

Judith FONTAINE dite BIENVENU (b.11 June 1807, Chambly, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Charles MORIER 11 January 1825 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph FONTAINE (b.25 September 1814, Chambly, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Euphemie CHOINIERE 12 October 1835 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

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1778 Birth
13 July 1778
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

1802 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie PALARDY 4 October 1802, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 24 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Judith FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 11 June 1807, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Joseph FONTAINE was born 25 September 1814, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

Added: 1/17/2020 11:13:09 AM - Updated: 6/13/2025 2:12:55 PM