Jean-Baptiste
ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
March 6, 1756
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
5 November 1835
,
Beloeil, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born March 6, 1756 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Angélique LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) (maternal) Denis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Thérèse MASSÉ dite SANCERRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Desanges TÉTRO (THÉTREAU) 15 January 1779 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Desanges TÉTRO (THÉTREAU) was born 31 July 1757 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Desanges was the child of François TETREAU (TETREAULT) and Marie-Angélique MARTEL.
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 5 November 1835 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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