Marie-Angélique
ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
5 May 1758
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
30 August 1843
,
Beloeil, Canada East
)
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Marie-Angélique ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 5 May 1758 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Angélique LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) (maternal) Denis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Thérèse MASSÉ dite SANCERRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Angélique married Michel RENAUD 7 July 1777 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel RENAUD was born 16 February 1753 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Michel died 1 May 1800 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Michel was the child of Michel RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Charlotte ROGER dite LATOUCHE.
Marie-Angélique ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE died 30 August 1843 in Beloeil, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Angélique 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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