Louis
ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
6 July 1722
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
23 September 1757
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
)
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Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 6 July 1722 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Charlotte BOURDON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE (maternal) Jacques BOURDON and Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Geneviève VINCELET 18 April 1746 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève VINCELET was born 13 March 1727 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Geneviève died 12 June 1779 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Geneviève was the child of Nicolas VINCELET dit LABOSSIERE and Geneviève GAREAU dite ST-ONGE.
Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 23 September 1757 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
m. Vincelet Genevieve
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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)
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