Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born

1 October 1763 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

12 July 1832 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Alexis married Amable BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE 26 June 1786 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amable BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE was born abt. 1764 in Québec Province, Canada. Amable died 20 March 1797 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Amable was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Archange BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Marie-Angelique BAZINET .

Alexis married Louise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE 21 January 1799 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
Louise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE was born 13 April 1770 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Louise was the child of Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Marie BESSETTE (BESSET) .

Parents & Family of Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Parents of Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Father

Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother

Josephte LEBEAU

Grandparents of Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Prudent ROBERT Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME

Maternal grandparents

Mathurin LEBEAU Marie LESIEUR

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Amable BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE
Marriage date: 26 June 1786
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Amable BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Archange BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Marie-Angelique BAZINET

Children of Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Amable BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE

Marie-Amable ROBERT dite FONTAINE

Born: 6 November 1790, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis BOUDRIAULT dit LABONTE 17 July 1809 Place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada

Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Louise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE
Marriage date: 21 January 1799
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Louise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE was the child of Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Marie BESSETTE (BESSET)

Children of Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Louise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE

No children are currently listed for this couple.

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Alexis's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1763
1 October 1763
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Amable BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE 26 June 1786, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 22 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable ROBERT dite FONTAINE was born 6 November 1790, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Alexis was 27 years old.

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

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

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Amable BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE died 20 March 1797, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Louise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE 21 January 1799, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 35 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable ROBERT dite FONTAINE married 17 July 1809, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada to Louis BOUDRIAULT dit LABONTE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England