Louis
ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
Born
6 July 1722
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died
23 September 1757
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
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Born: 6 July 1722 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Father:
Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
Mother:
Charlotte BOURDON
Paternal grandparents:
Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
, Marie BOURGERIE
Maternal grandparents:
Jacques BOURDON
, Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINE
Spouse(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)
Spouse & Children of Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married 
Geneviève VINCELET
Marriage date: 18 April 1746
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Geneviève VINCELET was the child of Nicolas VINCELET dit LABOSSIERE and Geneviève GAREAU dite ST-ONGE
Geneviève VINCELETMarriage date: 18 April 1746
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Geneviève VINCELET was the child of Nicolas VINCELET dit LABOSSIERE and Geneviève GAREAU dite ST-ONGE
Children of Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Geneviève VINCELET
Marie-Anne ROBERTBorn: 15 February 1750, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 31 December 1816, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 31 December 1816, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Married: Daniel-Louis GELINEAU 12 October 1767 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
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Birth — 17226 July 1722
Boucherville, Canada, New France
1746 Marriage / PartnerLouis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Geneviève VINCELET 18 April 1746, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
He was 23 years old.
1750 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne ROBERT was born 15 February 1750, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Louis was 27 years old.
Death — 175723 September 1757
Boucherville, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 35.
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