Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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11 November 1759 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

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Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE

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Born: 11 November 1759 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Prudent ROBERT , Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MENARD , Marie-Francoise BAU (LEBEAU)

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Charles married Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT 6 November 1780 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT was born 6 May 1765 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Josephte was the child of Louis ARCHAMBAULT and Josephte-Marguerite ALLARD.

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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Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT
Marriage date: 6 November 1780
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT was the child of Louis ARCHAMBAULT and Josephte-Marguerite ALLARD

Children of Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT

Pierre-Godefroy ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 18 August 1791, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Julie PROULX 4 February 1823 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1759
11 November 1759
Chambly, Canada, New France

1780 Marriage / Partner
Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT 6 November 1780, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 21 years old.

1791 Birth of Child
Pierre-Godefroy ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 18 August 1791, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Charles was 31 years old.

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