Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born

September 6, 1784 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

August 28, 1834 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

Age: 50

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Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Desanges TÉTRO (THÉTREAU)

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Born: September 6, 1784 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Desanges TÉTRO (THÉTREAU)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE , Marie-Angélique LAPORTE

Maternal grandparents: François TETREAU (TETREAULT) , Marie-Angélique MARTEL

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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 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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Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Euphrosine FRÉCHETTE
Marriage date: 04 February 1811
Marriage place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Euphrosine FRÉCHETTE was the child of Louis FRECHETTE and Marie-Thecle DUBOIS

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Children of Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Euphrosine FRÉCHETTE

Euphronsine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 10 August 1812, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: 26 November 1839, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Octave ARCHAMBAULT 23 July 1833 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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Birth — 1784
September 6, 1784
Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

1811 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Euphrosine FRÉCHETTE 04 February 1811 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 26 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Euphronsine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 10 August 1812, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph was 27 years old.

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Death of Spouse/Partner
Euphrosine FRÉCHETTE died 18 May 1826, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage of Child
Euphronsine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE married 23 July 1833, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Joseph-Octave ARCHAMBAULT

Death — 1834
August 28, 1834
Beloeil, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 50.

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