Charles-François BERNARD dit FONTAINE

(b. abt. 1707 , France d. , )

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Charles-François BERNARD dit FONTAINE was born abt. 1707 in France

Charles-François BERNARD dit FONTAINE was the child of ? and ?

Charles-François was an immigrant, arriving by 1751.

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

Charles-François married Charlotte BERTHELOT 16 February 1733 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte BERTHELOT was born 21 December 1706 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Charlotte died 23 January 1748 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Charlotte was the child of Jacques BERTHELOT and Marguerite PARENTEAU.

Charles-François married (2) Cecile SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE 1 February 1751 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecile SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE was born 28 June 1724 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Cecile was the child of Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN.

son of François Bernard and Thérèse Lestevin

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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