Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS

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20 March 1701 , Saint-Lambert, Canada, New France

Died

28 August 1778 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Guillaume ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)Marie-Françoise GUÉRIN

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Born: 20 March 1701 in Saint-Lambert, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Mother: Marie-Françoise GUÉRIN

Paternal grandparents: Andre ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL , Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE)

Maternal grandparents: Sylvain GUÉRIN , Marie BRAZEAU

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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 .
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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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Spouse & Children of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS

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Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS married

Marie-Anne FONTENEAU
Marriage date: 7 January 1721
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne FONTENEAU was the child of Pierre FONTENEAU dit DESMOULINS and Antoinette-Étiennette GERVAIS

Children of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS and Marie-Anne FONTENEAU

Joseph ROBIDOUX

Born: 13 September 1725, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 9 September 1771, St Louis, Missouri Territory

Married: Marie Anne LEBLANC 3 February 1749 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Charlotte ROBIDOUX (ROBIDOU)

Born: 25 January 1733, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 14 December 1802, Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin PLOUFFE 2 May 1757 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS married

Louise ROBERT
Marriage date: 1 August 1735
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Louise ROBERT was the child of Andre ROBERT dit BRETON and Marie-Marguerite DANIAU (DANIA)

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Children of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS and Louise ROBERT

Antoine ROBIDOUX

Born: 17 October 1736, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite GANE 19 February 1759 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Josephe ROBIDOUX

Born: 21 April 1738, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 20 May 1823, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-François-René PLOUFFE 8 January1759 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charles ROBIDOUX

Born: 4 March 1740, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX

Born: 30 June 1741, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François LAFLEUR dit POITEVIN 7 January 1765 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Married: Joseph MASSON 30 July 1776 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Angélique ROBIDOUX

Born: 7 July 1743, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Born: 7 August 1745, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 1 July 1830, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR 12 April 1779 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Josephte ROBIDOUX

Born: 1 March 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 27 June 1829, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre RITCHOT 26 June 1779 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Louis ROBIDOUX

Born: 6 September 1748, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1808, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise NOËL dite LABONTÉ 12 April 1779 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charles ROBIDOUX

Born: 7 September 1750, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 28 July 1835, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine BREZA dite LAFLEUR 22 January 1776 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Marguerite CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL 12 November 1779 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Born: 22 February 1752, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 4 October 1819, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Joseph BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE (BADAYAC) 2 March 1778 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Elisabeth ROBIDOUX

Born: 1 June 1753, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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Birth — 1701
20 March 1701
Saint-Lambert, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS and Marie-Anne FONTENEAU 7 January 1721, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 19 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Joseph ROBIDOUX was born 13 September 1725, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 24 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte ROBIDOUX (ROBIDOU) was born 25 January 1733, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1735 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS and Louise ROBERT 1 August 1735, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 34 years old.

1735 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne FONTENEAU died 15 February 1735, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1736 Birth of Child
Antoine ROBIDOUX was born 17 October 1736, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ROBIDOUX was born 21 April 1738, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Charles ROBIDOUX was born 4 March 1740, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Joseph was 38 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX was born 30 June 1741, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Joseph was 40 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique ROBIDOUX was born 7 July 1743, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 42 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 7 August 1745, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 44 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Josephte ROBIDOUX was born 1 March 1747, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 45 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Jean-Louis ROBIDOUX was born 6 September 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 47 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROBIDOUX married 3 February 1749, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie Anne LEBLANC

1750 Birth of Child
Charles ROBIDOUX was born 7 September 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 49 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 22 February 1752, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 50 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth ROBIDOUX was born 1 June 1753, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 52 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte ROBIDOUX (ROBIDOU) married 2 May 1757, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Augustin PLOUFFE

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe ROBIDOUX married 8 January1759, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-François-René PLOUFFE

1759 Marriage of Child
Antoine ROBIDOUX married 19 February 1759, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Marguerite GANE

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ROBIDOUX married 7 January 1765, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to François LAFLEUR dit POITEVIN

1771 Death of Child
Joseph ROBIDOUX died 9 September 1771, St Louis, Missouri, USA

Joseph was 70 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.