Antoine
ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
11 February 1790
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
2 April 1848
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
)
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Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 11 February 1790 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GIRARD and Françoise DORÉSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Charlotte LARRIVÉE 7 October 1811 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte LARRIVÉE was born 8 February 1781 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Charlotte was the child of Jacques LARRIVÉE and Charlotte BEAUDRY.
Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 2 April 1848 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
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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 Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
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Charlotte LARRIVÉE-- Date: 7 October 1811 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Charlotte LARRIVÉE was the child of Jacques LARRIVÉE and Charlotte BEAUDRY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Charlotte LARRIVÉE:
Louise ROBERT (b.13 November 1817, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 19 August 1903, Ste-Anne-de-Stukely, Québec, Canada)
m. Prudent BERNIER 23 January 1838 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Charlotte LARRIVÉE-- Date: 7 October 1811 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower CanadaCharlotte LARRIVÉE was the child of Jacques LARRIVÉE and Charlotte BEAUDRY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Charlotte LARRIVÉE:
Louise ROBERT (b.13 November 1817, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 19 August 1903, Ste-Anne-de-Stukely, Québec, Canada)m. Prudent BERNIER 23 January 1838 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
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1790 Birth 11 February 1790
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1811 Marriage / PartnerAntoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Charlotte LARRIVÉE 7 October 1811, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
He was 21 years old.
1817 Birth of ChildLouise ROBERT was born 13 November 1817, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Antoine was 27 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1838 Marriage of ChildLouise ROBERT married 23 January 1838, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Prudent BERNIER
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1848 Death 2 April 1848
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
He died at the age of 58.
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