Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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17 May 1726 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

3 May 1797 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Prudent ROBERT Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME

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Born: 17 May 1726 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Prudent ROBERT

Mother: Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME

Paternal grandparents: Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE , Marie BOURGERIE

Maternal grandparents: François FAFARD dit DELORME , Madeleine Marguerite JOBIN

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Louis married Josephte LEBEAU 2 February 1750 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Josephte LEBEAU was born 15 December 1728 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Josephte was the child of Mathurin LEBEAU and Marie LESIEUR.

Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 3 May 1797 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Josephte LEBEAU
Marriage date: 2 February 1750
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Josephte LEBEAU was the child of Mathurin LEBEAU and Marie LESIEUR

Children of Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LEBEAU

Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 20 February 1751, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1835, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite CUSSON 1775

Marie-Louise ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 24 January 1753, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph HAMEL 7 October 1771 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Elisabeth ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Born: abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François LALANNE 21 January 1782 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 1 October 1763, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 July 1832, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Amable BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE 26 June 1786 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Married: Louise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE 21 January 1799 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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Birth — 1726
17 May 1726
Chambly, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LEBEAU 2 February 1750, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 23 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 20 February 1751, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louis was 24 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 24 January 1753, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louis was 26 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 1 October 1763, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Louis was 37 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE married 7 October 1771 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph HAMEL

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE married 21 January 1782, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to François LALANNE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married 26 June 1786, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Amable BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)