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)
Family and Children of Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
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Françoise GIRARD-- Date: 1 August 1785 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise GIRARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIRARD and Françoise DORÉ
Children of Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise GIRARD:
Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.11 February 1790, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 April 1848, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Charlotte LARRIVÉE 7 October 1811 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Françoise GIRARD-- Date: 1 August 1785 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada Françoise GIRARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIRARD and Françoise DORÉ
Children of Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise GIRARD:
Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.11 February 1790, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 April 1848, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )m. Charlotte LARRIVÉE 7 October 1811 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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1755 Birth 7 April 1755
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
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.
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Marriage / PartnerPierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise GIRARD 1 August 1785, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
He was 30 years old.
1790 Birth of ChildAntoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 11 February 1790, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Pierre was 34 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1811 Marriage of ChildAntoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married 7 October 1811, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Charlotte LARRIVÉE
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1823 Death 14 May 1823
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 68.
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