Godefroy-Napoleon ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

(b. abt. 1823 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Godefroy-Napoleon ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1823 in Québec Province, Canada

Godefroy-Napoleon ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Pierre-Godefroy ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Julie PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT (maternal) Augustin PROULX and Catherine-Sophie-Louise FORBES

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Godefroy-Napoleon married Zoe TESSIER dite LAVIGNE 25 September 1838 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Zoe TESSIER dite LAVIGNE was born abt. 1821 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Zoe was the child of Francois TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite BRIGNON dite LAPIERRE.

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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Godefroy-Napoleon ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Zoe TESSIER dite LAVIGNE-- Date: 25 September 1838 Place: Montréal, Lower Canada
Zoe TESSIER dite LAVIGNE was the child of Francois TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite BRIGNON dite LAPIERRE

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Children of Godefroy-Napoleon ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Zoe TESSIER dite LAVIGNE:

Zoe ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.27 June 1841, Montréal, Canada East d. 1 November 1921, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
m. Henri-Charles-Wilfrid LAURIER 13 May 1868 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1838 Marriage / Partner
Godefroy-Napoleon ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Zoe TESSIER dite LAVIGNE 25 September 1838, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1841 Birth of Child
Zoe ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 27 June 1841, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Added: 5/31/2024 6:57:40 PM - Updated: 5/31/2024 9:48:34 PM