Andre ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL

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abt. 1647 , Ste-Marie-en-Galice, Spain

Died

1 April 1678 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1647 in Ste-Marie-en-Galice, Spain

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Mother: Unknown

Andre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1667.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Andre married Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE) 7 June 1667 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE) was born abt. 1645 in Paris, France. Jeanne died 10 October 1710 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).

Andre ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL died 1 April 1678 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .

son of Emmanuel Robidou and Catalina de Nagales de Alava

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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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Andre ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL married

Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE)
Marriage date: 7 June 1667
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Notre Dame, Quebec, Canada

Andre Robidou, son of Manuel Robidou and Catherine Aiue

Jeanne le Duc, daughter of Antoine le Duc and Catherine ?

Children of Andre ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL and Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE)

Marie-Romaine ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Born: 11 July 1669, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 1 September 1697, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Jean LEROUX dit LAPLANTE 8 October 1683 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Jean PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) 10 December 1686 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Born: 10 November 1671 , La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 January 1672, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jeanne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Born: 19 April 1673 , La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1736 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Gabriel LEMIEUX 5 December 1690 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Guillaume ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Born: 28 November 1675 , La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 1 July 1754, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Françoise GUÉRIN 11 June 1697 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL

Born: 13 January 1678 , La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 24 March 1728, Longueuil, Canada, New France

Married: Jeanne SÉGUIN 10 October 1701 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Marriage / Partner
Andre ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL and Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE) 7 June 1667, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1669 Birth of Child
Marie-Romaine ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 11 July 1669, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1671 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 10 November 1671 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1673 Birth of Child
Jeanne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 19 April 1673 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1675 Birth of Child
Guillaume ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 28 November 1675 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Death — 1678
1 April 1678
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1678 Birth of Child
Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL was born 13 January 1678 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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