David ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 25 June 1842 , Buckingham, Canada East d. 24 April 1919 , Buckingham, Québec, Canada )

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David ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 25 June 1842 in Buckingham, Canada East

David ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Amable ROBERT and Narcisse NEVEU dite LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Theotiste GRAVEL (maternal) Joseph NEVEU dit LACROIX and Marie-Josephte FILIATRAULT

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

David married Marie CHARTRAND 17 February 1868 in Buckingham, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie CHARTRAND was born 20 February 1848 in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada. Marie died 25 August 1913 in Buckingham, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze).

David ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 24 April 1919 in Buckingham, Québec, Canada .
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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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Family and Children of David ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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David ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie CHARTRAND-- Date: 17 February 1868 Place: Buckingham, Québec, Canada

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Children of David ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie CHARTRAND:

Philomene-Filonise ROBERT (b.16 November 1873, Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Antoine-Labelle, Québec, Canada d. 27 October 1952, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
m. Theophile CHENIER 13 August 1892 in Buckingham, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze)

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1842 Birth
25 June 1842
Buckingham, Canada East

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Marriage / Partner
David ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie CHARTRAND 17 February 1868, Buckingham, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze)

He was 25 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1873 Birth of Child
Philomene-Filonise ROBERT was born 16 November 1873, Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Antoine-Labelle, Québec, Canada

David was 31 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 Marriage of Child
Philomene-Filonise ROBERT married 13 August 1892, Buckingham, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze) to Theophile CHENIER

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)