Marie-Catherine
ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
1 April 1762
,
Verchères, Canada
d.
19 July 1846
,
Verchères, Canada East
)
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Marie-Catherine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 1 April 1762 in Verchères, Canada
Marie-Catherine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of François ROBERT and Marie-Catherine LEDUC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques ROBERT and Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Catherine married Pierre DANSEREAU 31 January 1785 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre DANSEREAU was born 28 October 1752 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Pierre died abt. 1798 Pierre was the child of François DANSEREAU and Marie-Charlotte RIVET.
Marie-Catherine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE died 19 July 1846 in Verchères, Canada East .
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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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