Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE

(b. 30 December 1751 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1777 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE was born 30 December 1751 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE was the child of Charles-François BERNARD dit FONTAINE and Cecile SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN

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Cecile married Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY 12 February 1771 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY was born 7 September 1747 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Pierre-Honore died 30 August 1800 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Pierre-Honore was the child of Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY and Jeanne-Anne VÉZINA.

Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE died 13 February 1777 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE

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Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE married

Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY-- Date: 12 February 1771 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY was the child of Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY and Jeanne-Anne VÉZINA

Children of Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY and Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE:

Modeste TREMBLAY (b.30 November 1771, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 April 1814, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-François GAGNON 10 November 1788 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Felicite TREMBLAY (b.22 April 1775, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 April 1796, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER 21 July 1795 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Dominique TREMBLAY (b.29 January 1777, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 November 1851, Rimouski, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 19 November 1798 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph TREMBLAY (b.abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 September 1835, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine GONTHIER 26 July 1796 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1751 Birth
30 December 1751
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE and Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY 12 February 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 19 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Modeste TREMBLAY was born 30 November 1771, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Cecile was 19 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Felicite TREMBLAY was born 22 April 1775, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Cecile was 23 years old.

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.

1777 Death
13 February 1777
Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 25.

1777 Birth of Child
Dominique TREMBLAY was born 29 January 1777, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Cecile was 25 years old.

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