Josephte
ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
28 October 1755
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
3 July 1828
,
Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
)
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Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 28 October 1755 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Antoine ROBERT dit FONTAINE and Josephte DELIERE (DESLIERES) dite BONVOULOIR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Charlotte BOURDON (maternal) Julien DELIERE (DESLIERES) dit BONVOULOIR and Marie-Marthe DARAGONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Antoine BIGUET 20 September 1795 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine BIGUET was born 29 August 1745 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Antoine died 28 March 1812 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIGUET dit NOBERT and Françoise ACHIM dite ST-ANDRE.
Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE died 3 July 1828 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Josephte appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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