Joseph
ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
September 6, 1784
,
Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
August 28, 1834
,
Beloeil, Lower Canada
)
Age: 50
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Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born September 6, 1784 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Desanges TÉTRO (THÉTREAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Angélique LAPORTE (maternal) François TETREAU (TETREAULT) and Marie-Angélique MARTELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Euphrosine FRÉCHETTE 04 February 1811 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Euphrosine FRÉCHETTE was born 17 September 1790 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Euphrosine died 18 May 1826 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Euphrosine was the child of Louis FRECHETTE and Marie-Thecle DUBOIS.
Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died August 28, 1834 in Beloeil, Lower Canada .
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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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