Marie-Anne
ROBERT dite FONTAINE
(b.
17 February 1715
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
3 September 1759
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
)
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Marie-Anne ROBERT dite FONTAINE was born 17 February 1715 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne ROBERT dite FONTAINE was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE (maternal) François FAFARD dit DELORME and Madeleine Marguerite JOBINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married René BOILEAU 9 September 1732 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
René BOILEAU was born April 29, 1707 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). René died 10 July 1772 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). René was the child of Pierre BOILEAU and Marguerite MENARD.
Marie-Anne ROBERT dite FONTAINE died 3 September 1759 in Chambly, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne 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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