Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

(b. 12 December 1753 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 22 July 1830 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 12 December 1753 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Josephe BAZINET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU (maternal) Pierre BAZINET and Marie BOUGRET dite DUFORT

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

Jean-Louis married Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE 21 September 1778 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE was born 3 November 1762 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Charlotte died 27 August 1840 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean-Marie MARTIN dit MASSE and Catherine BRIEN.

Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU died 22 July 1830 in Varennes, Lower 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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Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married

Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE-- Date: 21 September 1778 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE was the child of Jean-Marie MARTIN dit MASSE and Catherine BRIEN

Children of Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE:

Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU (b.26 November 1795, Varennes, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Apolline LOISEAU (LOZEAU) 14 October 1816 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1753 Birth
12 December 1753
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 - 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE 21 September 1778, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 24 years old.

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 26 November 1795, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Louis was 41 years old.

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

1816 Marriage of Child
Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married 14 October 1816, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Apolline LOISEAU (LOZEAU)

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

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)

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)