flag male ancestor  Toussaint  FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE

  (b. 8 May 1798 Longueuil, Lower Canada   d. 14 April 1848 Longueuil, Canada East )  

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Toussaint FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE was born 8 May 1798 in Longueuil, Lower Canada

Toussaint FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE was the child of Alexis FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE   and   Charlotte CHICOINE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Charles-Joseph FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Charlotte TRUDEAU (maternal)  Pierre CHICOINE and Marie-Angélique PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

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Toussaint  married  Emilie BEAUDRY 10 June 1834 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .  Emilie BEAUDRY  was born 26 September 1804 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Emilie died 2 May 1844 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil).  Emilie was the child of Joseph-Marie BEAUDRY and Marie-Archange BRODEUR.

Toussaint FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE died 14 April 1848 in Longueuil, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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Toussaint FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE married flag female ancestor Emilie BEAUDRY-- Date: 10 June 1834 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
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Emilie BEAUDRY was the child of Joseph-Marie BEAUDRY and Marie-Archange BRODEUR




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birth1798 Birth
8 May 1798
Longueuil, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1834 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint FOURNIER dit PREFONTAINE and Emilie BEAUDRY 10 June 1834, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 36 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Death of Spouse/Partner
Emilie BEAUDRY died 2 May 1844, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
death1848 Death
14 April 1848
Longueuil, Canada East

He died at the age of 49.
Added: 7/13/2022 12:13:53 PM - Updated: 7/13/2022 12:14:35 PM

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