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 LESIEURSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 .
Details of the family tree of Alexis appear below.
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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