Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND

Born

4 June 1719 , St-Barthelemy, Cahors, Guyenne, France

Died

5 September 1784 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

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Pierre ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND Catherine DESEILLER

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Born: 4 June 1719 in St-Barthelemy, Cahors, Guyenne, France

Father: Pierre ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND

Mother: Catherine DESEILLER

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Antoine married Marie-Anne PETIT 2 May 1757 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne PETIT was born 18 September 1731 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis-Jean PETIT and Angelique SIMON dite LEONARD.

Antoine married (2) Marie-Josephte-Marguerite MORIN 30 January 1779 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) . Marie-Josephte-Marguerite MORIN was born 12 July 1725 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Josephte-Marguerite died 6 September 1793 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Marie-Josephte-Marguerite was the child of Pierre MORIN and Josephte DAUNAIS (DAUNAY).

Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND died 5 September 1784 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
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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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Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND married

Marie-Anne PETIT
Marriage date: 2 May 1757
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Marie-Anne PETIT was the child of Louis-Jean PETIT and Angelique SIMON dite LEONARD

Children of Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND and Marie-Anne PETIT

Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND

Born: 18 December 1758, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Geneviève DESJARLAIS 26 April 1785 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND married

Marie-Josephte-Marguerite MORIN
Marriage date: 30 January 1779
Marriage place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Marie-Josephte-Marguerite MORIN was the child of Pierre MORIN and Josephte DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

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Birth — 1719
4 June 1719
St-Barthelemy, Cahors, Guyenne, France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND and Marie-Anne PETIT 2 May 1757, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 37 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND was born 18 December 1758, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Antoine was 39 years old.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND and Marie-Josephte-Marguerite MORIN 30 January 1779, Detroit, Michigan, USA

He was 59 years old.