Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

(b. 27 July 1789 , Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 27 July 1789 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was the child of Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Charlotte SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE (maternal) Antoine SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Françoise BÉLAND

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

Augustin married Madeleine PRINCE 22 February 1813 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine PRINCE was born 2 September 1783 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Madeleine died 9 April 1849 in Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Québec, Canada (Kingsey). Madeleine was the child of Charles-Amand PRINCE (LEPRINCE) and Marie BABINEAU.

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 Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

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Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married

Madeleine PRINCE-- Date: 22 February 1813 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Madeleine PRINCE was the child of Charles-Amand PRINCE (LEPRINCE) and Marie BABINEAU

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Children of Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Madeleine PRINCE:

Marie FONTAINE (b.25 February 1814, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 11 February 1883, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Québec, Canada )

David FONTAINE dit PÉRIGNY (b.27 October 1815, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 25 March 1876, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Québec, Canada )

Georges FONTAINE (b.abt. 1821, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1789 Birth
27 July 1789
Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

1813 Marriage / Partner
Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Madeleine PRINCE 22 February 1813 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 23 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Marie FONTAINE was born 25 February 1814, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Augustin was 24 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
David FONTAINE dit PÉRIGNY was born 27 October 1815, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Augustin was 26 years old.

Added: 4/13/2017 5:29:04 PM - Updated: 3/1/2019 10:58:18 AM