Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born

19 August 1671 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

abt. 1716 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

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Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Marie BOURGERIE

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Born: 19 August 1671 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Marie BOURGERIE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BOURGERIE (BOURGERY) , Marie GENDRE

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Pierre married Angélique PTOLOMEE 27 January 1698 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Angélique PTOLOMEE was born 18 September 1679 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Angélique died 5 June 1744 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Angélique was the child of Charles PTOLOMEE and Madeleine MOISON.

Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died abt. 1716 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
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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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Spouse & Children of Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Angélique PTOLOMEE
Marriage date: 27 January 1698
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Angélique PTOLOMEE was the child of Charles PTOLOMEE and Madeleine MOISON

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Children of Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Angélique PTOLOMEE

Marie Louise ROBERT

Born: 15 December 1698 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 1 April 1776 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Married: Jean-Francois PELLETIER 27 March 1718 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Married: Jean Louis CAMPEAU 7 January 1725 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT

Born: 24 June 1700, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Angélique ROBERT

Born: 12 May 1702, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 3 July 1783, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS 18 November 1720 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Married: Joseph SICOTTE (SICOT) 1 August 1734 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 5 November 1704, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 6 May 1740 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Reine BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS 27 March 1726

Joseph ROBERT

Born: 27 January 1707, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1779, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine LAPORTE 26 January 1733 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie Madeleine ROBERT

Born: 26 June 1711, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: 20 November 1730, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Antoine ROBERT

Born: 19 March 1713, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: 19 June 1801, Assumption, Sandwich, Michigan Territory

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Birth — 1671
19 August 1671
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1698 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Angélique PTOLOMEE 27 January 1698, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 26 years old.

1698 Birth of Child
Marie Louise ROBERT was born 15 December 1698 , Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT was born 24 June 1700, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Angélique ROBERT was born 12 May 1702, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 5 November 1704, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Joseph ROBERT was born 27 January 1707, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Marie Madeleine ROBERT was born 26 June 1711, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Pierre was 39 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Antoine ROBERT was born 19 March 1713, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Pierre was 41 years old.

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