Pierre
ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
17 March 1720
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
11 January 1792
,
Beloeil, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 17 March 1720 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE (maternal) Pierre LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and Denise BEAUCHAMPSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Josephte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE 7 February 1752 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE was born 21 October 1721 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Josephte died 24 July 1802 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Madeleine AUBUCHON dite LESPERANCE.
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 11 January 1792 in Beloeil, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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