Joseph
ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS
(b.
20 March 1701
,
Saint-Lambert, Canada, New France
d.
28 August 1778
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS was born 20 March 1701 in Saint-Lambert, Canada, New France
Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS was the child of Guillaume ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Marie-Françoise GUÉRIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andre ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL and Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE) (maternal) Sylvain GUÉRIN and Marie BRAZEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Anne FONTENEAU 7 January 1721 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne FONTENEAU was born 1 December 1699 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Anne died 15 February 1735 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS and Antoinette-Étiennette GERVAIS.
Joseph married (2) Louise ROBERT 1 August 1735 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Louise ROBERT was born 20 August 1715 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Louise died 24 November 1808 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Louise was the child of Andre ROBERT dit BRETON and Marie-Marguerite DANIAU (DANIA).
Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS died 28 August 1778 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph 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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