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 DUFORTSpouse(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 changesFrom 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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