Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE

Born

abt. 1642 , Clamecy, Auxerre, Bourgogne, Nievre, France

Died

abt. 1700 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Jean married Jeanne CHARTON (CHARRETON) 10 October 1667 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jeanne CHARTON (CHARRETON) was born abt. 1643 in France. Jeanne died 6 June 1703 in Longueuil, Canada, New France .

Parents & Family of Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE

Parents of Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE

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Grandparents of Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE

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Jean was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
Learn more: Who Were the The Carignan-Salières Regiment? Uncovering the Heroes of New France

Born St. Martin, Auxerre, Nievre, Bourgogne, France
Witness at marriage of child in 1699. Wife's death in 1703 lists her as his widow.

Son of Jean Robin and Perette Gautrio

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The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Carignan-Salières soldier - Saurel Company, habitant et juge de la seigneurie de Longueuil

Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés

Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE was a seigneur.
Seigneurs were the most important colonists, as they were usually in the military or aristocracy prior to being a settler. These seigneurs then were charged with the task of subdividing large parcels of land into five by 15 kilometer concessions, then renting this land to a habitant. Under regulations set up by the French government in France, the seigneur could also set up a court of law, set up a mill on his land and organize a commune.

Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE was a habitant.
Habitants were usually farmers or labourers who were initially brought over from France to live on this land. They had to pay rent and taxes to the seigneur, though they co-owned the land with the seigneur, and even had to work entirely for the benefit of the seigneur a few days each year.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

Habitants played an essential role in creating a permanent, settled population along the St. Lawrence River. But it was not an easy life...

Habitants had to clear the land, build a homestead, and plant and harvest a crop. The first task was never-ending, while the last one was annual. Building and repairing the house and barn were continual tasks. So were cutting and hauling firewood. The habitants had to be largely self-reliant in looking after all routine tasks such as cooking, baking, making furniture, and repairing tools. They had to attend to the educational and medical needs of the family. They had to endure the harsh physical climate and rough terrain, largely unaided by government support. The habitants had to pay taxes to the seigneurs and the church.

Canada: The Story of Our Heritage by Elspeth Deir, John Fielding, Nick Brune, Peter Grant, Stephanie Smith Abram; McGraw-Hill Ryerson School, 2000

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE

Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE married

Jeanne CHARTON (CHARRETON)
Marriage date: 10 October 1667
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

See marriage record for Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE and Jeanne CHARTON (CHARRETON)

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame-de-Quebec

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE and Jeanne CHARTON (CHARRETON)

Marie-Thérèse ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

Born: abt. 1668, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 31 December 1720, Longueuil, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE 14 November 1684 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France

Catherine ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

Born: abt. 1670, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1726, Longueuil, Canada, New France

Married: Thomas RADUME dit LANGEVIN 12 February 1714 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France

Jeanne ROBIN

Born: 13 November 1672, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 18 January 1673, Longueuil, Canada, New France

Jeanne-Catherine ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

Born: 28 October 1673 , Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1690, Longueuil, Canada, New France

Married: Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC 7 January 1688 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France

Marie-Reine ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

Born: 27 August 1675, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 19 March 1747, Longueuil, Canada, New France

Married: Bertrand VIAU 7 April 1693 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France

Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE

Born: 1 June 1678, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Claude SERGEANT 7 July 1699 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France

Madeleine ROBIN

Born: 9 February 1680, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 8 December 1733, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre CHARRON 4 November 1697 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France

Michel ROBIN dit LAPOINTE

Born: 14 December 1681, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1751, Boucherville, Canada, New France

Married: Angélique DUPRÉ 4 January 1711 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

Born: 29 June 1684 , Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 18 April 1729, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE 3 September 1702 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France

Marguerite ROBIN

Born: 14 February 1687, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1688, Longueuil, Canada, New France

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean's Québec records.

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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Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE - Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis

Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie
Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie, Cyprien Tanguay
Author Cyprien Tanguay
Published 1871
Original from Oxford University
Digitized Jun 9, 2006
Page 823

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

Carignan-Salières Regiment Officers and Soldiers (who married Filles du Roi)

Robin, Jean, dit LaPointe, m. Jeanne Charton, 10 Oct. 1667
Soldier, Company: Saurel

Source / record details
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1667 Marriage / Partner
Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE and Jeanne CHARTON (CHARRETON) 10 October 1667, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1672 Birth of Child
Jeanne ROBIN was born 13 November 1672, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1673 Death of Child
Jeanne ROBIN died 18 January 1673, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1673 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Catherine ROBIN dite LAPOINTE was born 28 October 1673 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1675 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine ROBIN dite LAPOINTE was born 27 August 1675, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1678 Birth of Child
Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE was born 1 June 1678, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1680 Birth of Child
Madeleine ROBIN was born 9 February 1680, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1681 Longueuil

Jean Robin, (2) 38 ans; Jeanne Chartier, sa femme, 28 ans; enfants: Marie, 13 ans; Chretienne, 11 ans; Jeanne, 8 ans; Rene, 6 ans; Jean, 3 ans; Madeleine, 2 ans; 1 fusil; 5 betes-a-corenes; 12 arpents en valeur.

Title Histoire de Longueuil et de la famille de Longueuil
Authors Alex Jodoin, J. L. Vincent
Publisher Impr. Gebhardt-Berthiaume, 1889
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized Dec 18, 2007
Length 681 pages
Page 64

1681 Birth of Child
Michel ROBIN dit LAPOINTE was born 14 December 1681, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1684 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ROBIN dite LAPOINTE was born 29 June 1684 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1684 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse ROBIN dite LAPOINTE married 14 November 1684, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

1687 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROBIN was born 14 February 1687, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1688 Death of Child
Marguerite ROBIN died 5 January 1688, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1688 Marriage of Child
Jeanne-Catherine ROBIN dite LAPOINTE married 7 January 1688, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC

1690 Death of Child
Jeanne-Catherine ROBIN dite LAPOINTE died 10 March 1690, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1693 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine ROBIN dite LAPOINTE married 7 April 1693, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Bertrand VIAU

1697 Marriage of Child
Madeleine ROBIN married 4 November 1697 , Boucherville, Canada, New France to Pierre CHARRON

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Marriage of Child
Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE married 7 July 1699, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Marie-Claude SERGEANT

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