Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 1 October 1763 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 July 1832 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 1 October 1763 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LEBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME (maternal) Mathurin LEBEAU and Marie LESIEUR

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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 (Quebec). Amable died 20 March 1797 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Amable was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Archange BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Marie-Angelique BAZINET.

Alexis married (2) 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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Louise was the child of Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Marie BESSETTE (BESSET).

Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 12 July 1832 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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Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Amable BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE-- Date: 26 June 1786 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 (b.6 November 1790, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis BOUDRIAULT dit LABONTE 17 July 1809 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

Alexis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Louise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE-- Date: 21 January 1799 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:

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1763 Birth
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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire) 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