Pierre
ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
7 April 1755
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
d.
14 May 1823
,
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 7 April 1755 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) (maternal) Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Madeleine AUBUCHON dite LESPERANCESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Françoise GIRARD 1 August 1785 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise GIRARD was born 23 February 1767 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Françoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIRARD and Françoise DORÉ.
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 14 May 1823 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, 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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