Charles
ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
6 March 1723
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
12 September 1766
,
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 6 March 1723 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Louis ROBERT and Angélique PROVOST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE (maternal) René PROVOST and Marie-Anne DAUDELINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Agathe HEBERT 22 February 1750 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Agathe HEBERT was born 30 May 1730 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Agathe died 22 July 1796 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Agathe was the child of Joseph HÉBERT and Marie NEVEU (LENEVEU).
Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 12 September 1766 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .
m. Hebert Agathe
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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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