Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born

11 May 1720 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

17 November 1797 , Chambly, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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Born: 11 May 1720 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Parents of Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Father

Prudent ROBERT

Mother

Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME

Grandparents of Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Marie BOURGERIE

Maternal grandparents

François FAFARD dit DELORME Madeleine Marguerite JOBIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles married Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE 22 April 1743 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE was born 14 November 1722 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 5 May 1795 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste MENARD and Marie-Francoise BAU (LEBEAU).

Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 17 November 1797 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 22 April 1743
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MENARD and Marie-Francoise BAU (LEBEAU)

Children of Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE

Charles-Albert ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 27 March 1753, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marguerite PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE 1 February 1779 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 11 November 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT 6 November 1780 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1720
11 May 1720
Chambly, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE 22 April 1743, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 22 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Charles-Albert ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 27 March 1753, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charles was 32 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 11 November 1759, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charles was 39 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1779 Marriage of Child
Charles-Albert ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married 1 February 1779, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Marguerite PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE

1780 Marriage of Child
Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married 6 November 1780, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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