Pierre-Godefroy ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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18 August 1791 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

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Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT

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

Father: Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT

Paternal grandparents: Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE , Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE

Maternal grandparents: Louis ARCHAMBAULT , Josephte-Marguerite ALLARD

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Pierre-Godefroy married Julie PROULX 4 February 1823 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie PROULX was born abt. 1791 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Julie was the child of Augustin PROULX and Catherine-Sophie-Louise FORBES.

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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Pierre-Godefroy ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Julie PROULX
Marriage date: 4 February 1823
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Julie PROULX was the child of Augustin PROULX and Catherine-Sophie-Louise FORBES

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Children of Pierre-Godefroy ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Julie PROULX

Godefroy-Napoleon ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: abt. 1823, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Zoe TESSIER dite LAVIGNE 25 September 1838 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1791
18 August 1791
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

1823 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Godefroy ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Julie PROULX 4 February 1823, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 31 years old.

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