Etienne
ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
25 June 1732
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
18 March 1773
,
Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 25 June 1732 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE (maternal) Pierre BRÉBANT dit LECOMPTE and Marguerite DE LAPLACESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Etienne married Josephte BEAUPARLANT 24 January 1754 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte BEAUPARLANT was born 25 February 1736 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Josephte died 20 November 1804 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Josephte was the child of Jean BEAUPARLANT and Josephte MOREAU.
Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 18 March 1773 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Etienne appear below.
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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