Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

(b. 5 March 1767 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 December 1847 , Beloeil, Canada East )

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Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 5 March 1767 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was the child of Louis-Augustin FONTAINE and Charlotte MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin FONTAINE and Marie-Louise GUILLET (maternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Jeanne CHARRON

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Marie-Josephte married Louis MALO dit HAYET 19 October 1789 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis MALO dit HAYET was born 26 April 1767 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louis died 6 April 1850 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Louis was the child of Louis HAYET dit MALO and Josephte GERVAIS.

Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU died 4 December 1847 in Beloeil, Canada East .
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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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Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU married

Louis MALO dit HAYET-- Date: 19 October 1789 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis MALO dit HAYET was the child of Louis HAYET dit MALO and Josephte GERVAIS

Children of Louis MALO dit HAYET and Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU:

Desanges HAYET dite MALO (b.3 March 1792, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. abt. 1862, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East )
m. Charles AUCLAIR 9 October 1809 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Francoise MALO dite AYET (b.28 November 1801, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. 15 June 1825, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada )
m. Toussaint AUCLAIR 13 October 1817 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1767 Birth
5 March 1767
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU and Louis MALO dit HAYET 19 October 1789, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 22 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Desanges HAYET dite MALO was born 3 March 1792, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Josephte was 25 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Francoise MALO dite AYET was born 28 November 1801, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Josephte was 34 years old.

1809 Marriage of Child
Desanges HAYET dite MALO married 9 October 1809, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Charles AUCLAIR

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Francoise MALO dite AYET married 13 October 1817, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Toussaint AUCLAIR

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Death of Child
Francoise MALO dite AYET died 15 June 1825, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

Marie-Josephte was 58 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1847 Death
4 December 1847
Beloeil, Canada East

She died at the age of 80.