Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE

(b. 13 August 1750 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 21 August 1827 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE was born 13 August 1750 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE was the child of François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Anne HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Catherine DURAND (maternal) Jean-Baptiste HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Marie-Anne GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

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Jean-François married Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME 12 August 1776 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME was born 14 October 1752 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Geneviève died 23 June 1845 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Geneviève was the child of Étienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marie-Françoise BALLARD dite LATOUR.

Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE died 21 August 1827 in Berthierville, 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-François MARION dit FONTAINE married

Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME-- Date: 12 August 1776 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME was the child of Étienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marie-Françoise BALLARD dite LATOUR

Children of Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE and Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME:

Geneviève MARION (b.22 December 1786, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Vincent PIETTE (PIET) dit TREMPE 7 November 1803 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1750 Birth
13 August 1750
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE and Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME 12 August 1776, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 26 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Geneviève MARION was born 22 December 1786, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-François was 36 years old.

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

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

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Geneviève MARION married 7 November 1803, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Vincent PIETTE (PIET) dit TREMPE

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)