immigrant flag male ancestor  Louis  ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

  (b. 12 August 1638 ,  La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France   d. 1 January 1711 ,  Boucherville, Canada, New France )  

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Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 12 August 1638 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of ?   and   ?

Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1666.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis  married  Marie BOURGERIE 25 November 1666 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie BOURGERIE  was born 10 April 1654 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).  Marie died 26 September 1719 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).  Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURGERIE (BOURGERY) and Marie GENDRE.

Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 1 January 1711 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .





son of Andre Robert and Catherine Bonin

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Occupation

Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was a Cordonnier.
The cordonnier, or shoemaker (a cordwainer in England), was a craftsman who manufactured shoes, boots, and other types of footwear. He knew how to create, with his own hands, the entire shoe from the sole to the upper. He was the cutter, fitter, designer, and polisher... Some shoemakers sold their shoes to merchants, but the majority sold their own shoes, either from their workshop or by going door-to-door selling their wares.
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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)

Family and Children of Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married flag female ancestor Marie BOURGERIE-- Date: 25 November 1666 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie BOURGERIE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURGERIE (BOURGERY) and Marie GENDRE




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Children of Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE:

flag male ancestor Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.19 August 1671, Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. abt. 1716, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan))
m. Angélique PTOLOMEE 27 January 1698 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

flag male ancestor Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.22 October 1674, Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. 19 November 1748, Chambly, Canada, New France )
m. Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) 26 December 1701 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

flag male ancestor François ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE (b.12 February 1678, Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. 21 September 1756, Longueuil, Canada, New France )
m. Marie LANCTOT 26 June 1712 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

flag female ancestor Marie ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.1 September 1680, Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. 2 January 1734, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) 6 November 1702 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

flag female ancestor Marguerite ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.9 June 1683, Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. 18 December 1766, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) 6 November 1702 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Charles DIEL 9 September 1732 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

flag male ancestor Prudent ROBERT (b.1 June 1686, Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. 3 August 1742, Chambly, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME 7 January 1711 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.13 June 1688, Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. 21 May 1748, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France )
m. Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE 4 February 1714 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

flag male ancestor Jacques ROBERT (b.15 March 1694, Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. 21 August 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS) 25 April 1718 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

flag male ancestor Louis ROBERT (b.15 March 1694, Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. 12 August 1764, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Angélique PROVOST 15 November 1715 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

flag male ancestor Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.17 January 1698, Boucherville, Canada, New France   d. 5 November 1768, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Charlotte BOURDON 17 February 1721 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)



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birth1638 Birth
12 August 1638
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Biography
ROBERT - from the Germanic name 'Hrodberth', composed of 'hrod' ​​which means 'glory' and 'berth' which means 'illustrious'.

Louis Robert dit Lafontaine was born in August 1638 in Sainte-Marguerite de La Rochelle in Aunis. Son of the merchant André Robert and Catherine Bouin-Bonin, he married Marie Bourgey (12), daughter Jean-Baptiste Bourfery-Bourgey and Marie Gendre, on November 25, 1666 in Trois-Rivières. From their union were born 11 children. He is a shoemaker and is in the country in 1665. In 1667, he owns 2 arpents of land in value and will settle in Boucherville. In 1681, he owned 2 horned animals. He died in Boucherville on January 1, 1711.
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Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
marriage1666 Marriage / Partner
Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE 25 November 1666, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 28 years old.
Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE - 1666 marriage
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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1671 Birth of Child
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 19 August 1671, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 33 years old.
1674 Birth of Child
Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 22 October 1674, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 36 years old.
1678 Birth of Child
François ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE was born 12 February 1678, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 39 years old.
1680 Birth of Child
Marie ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 1 September 1680, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 42 years old.
1683 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 9 June 1683, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 44 years old.
1686 Birth of Child
Prudent ROBERT was born 1 June 1686, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 47 years old.
1688 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 13 June 1688, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 49 years old.
1694 Birth of Child
Jacques ROBERT was born 15 March 1694, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 55 years old.
1694 Birth of Child
Louis ROBERT was born 15 March 1694, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 55 years old.
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
1698 Birth of Child
Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 17 January 1698, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 59 years old.
marriage1698 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married 27 January 1698, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Angélique PTOLOMEE
marriage1701 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married 26 December 1701, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ)
marriage1702 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE married 6 November 1702 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Pierre DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)
marriage1702 Marriage of Child
Marie ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE married 6 November 1702, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)
death1711 Death
1 January 1711
Boucherville, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 72.
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