Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born

25 June 1732 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

18 March 1773 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE

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Born: 25 June 1732 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE

Paternal grandparents: Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE , Marie BOURGERIE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BRÉBANT dit LECOMPTE , Marguerite DE LAPLACE

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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 .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Josephte BEAUPARLANT
Marriage date: 24 January 1754
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Josephte BEAUPARLANT was the child of Jean BEAUPARLANT and Josephte MOREAU

Children of Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte BEAUPARLANT

Josephte ROBERT

Born: 16 October 1759, Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Died: 16 July 1828, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Marie LAMBERT 3 August 1778 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Antoine ROBERT

Born: 25 February 1766, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 December 1832, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Felicite ROY (LEROY) 10 November 1794 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Thérèse ROBERT

Born: 14 November 1771, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre DELISLE 26 January 1795 Place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1732
25 June 1732
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte BEAUPARLANT 24 January 1754, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 21 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Josephte ROBERT was born 16 October 1759, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Etienne was 27 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Antoine ROBERT was born 25 February 1766, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Etienne was 33 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Thérèse ROBERT was born 14 November 1771, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Etienne was 39 years old.