Guillaume ALBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born

22 April 1635 , Saintes, Charente-Maritime, France

Died

15 December 1708 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Guillaume married Elisabeth HALAY 25 August 1664 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elisabeth HALAY was born abt. 1647 in France. Elisabeth died 9 August 1726 in Québec, Canada, New France . Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste HALAY (HALLÉ) and Mathurine VALET .

Parents & Family of Guillaume ALBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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Guillaume was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1664.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

son of Francois Albert and Thomasse Gabaret

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Guillaume ALBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Guillaume ALBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Elisabeth HALAY
Marriage date: 25 August 1664
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Elisabeth HALAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste HALAY (HALLÉ) and Mathurine VALET

Children of Guillaume ALBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth HALAY

Barbe-Charlotte ALBERT

Born: 5 October 1668, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 11 February 1708, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: André JORIAN 10 June 1687 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Louise-Charlotte ALBERT

Born: 26 June 1671, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 13 February 1750, Beaumont, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre PLASSAN 1 November 1695 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Elisabeth-Louise ALBERT

Born: 24 January 1676, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 19 February 1736, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Michel GUAY 23 November 1694 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre PLASSANT 1 November 1695 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise ALBERT

Born: abt. 1686, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean MOSNY (MAUNY) 18 May 1704 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

François ALBERT

Born: 21 May 1690, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite GUAY 1722 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Guillaume'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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Origin of Surname

ALBERT
(German.) All bright or famous; beort or bert, signifies famous, fair, and clear, bright; so Sebert and Ethelbert were sometimes written Se bright and Ethel bright. All, Eal and AEl, in old English and Saxon compound names, have the same signification as the English All, as Al-dred, Al-win, etc.

Source / record details
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857.

Birth — 1635
22 April 1635
Saintes, Charente-Maritime, France

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

1664 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume ALBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth HALAY 25 August 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 29 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1668 Birth of Child
Barbe-Charlotte ALBERT was born 5 October 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 33 years old.

1671 Birth of Child
Louise-Charlotte ALBERT was born 26 June 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 36 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Louise ALBERT was born 24 January 1676, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Guillaume was 40 years old.

1687 Marriage of Child
Barbe-Charlotte ALBERT married 10 June 1687, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France to André JORIAN

1690 Birth of Child
François ALBERT was born 21 May 1690, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Guillaume was 55 years old.

1694 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Louise ALBERT married 23 November 1694, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France to Michel GUAY

1695 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Louise ALBERT married 1 November 1695, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France to Pierre PLASSANT

1695 Marriage of Child
Louise-Charlotte ALBERT married 1 November 1695, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France to Pierre PLASSAN

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

1704 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ALBERT married 18 May 1704, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France to Jean MOSNY (MAUNY)