Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ

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7 April 1643 , France

Died

8 July 1697 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

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Born: 7 April 1643 in France

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Antoine was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
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Antoine married Marie-Barbe ROANNES (ROINAY) abt. 1675 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Barbe ROANNES (ROINAY) was born 4 January 1661 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Barbe died 30 March 1736 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Barbe was the child of François ROUANNAIS and Jeanne-Perrine MEUNIER (LEMEUNIER).

Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ died 8 July 1697 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Rousseau and Blaise Moricet

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Recorded occupation: Soldat du regiment de Carignan

The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France

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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Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ married

Marie-Barbe ROANNES (ROINAY)
Marriage date: abt. 1675
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Barbe ROANNES (ROINAY) was the child of François ROUANNAIS and Jeanne-Perrine MEUNIER (LEMEUNIER)

Children of Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Barbe ROANNES (ROINAY)

Marguerite ROUSSEAU

Born: 3 July 1679, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jacques HERTAULT (ARTEAU) (ARTAULT) dit ST-PIERRE 2 January 1700 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ

Born: 12 July 1683, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 16 July 1722, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Jeanne LEMIEUX 23 November 1716 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Angélique ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ

Born: 3 April 1686, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 28 March 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Married: Benoit PLAMONDON 17 November 1710 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ

Born: 24 February 1688, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 22 February 1722, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Julien PIEDALUE 23 November 1716 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ

Born: 10 April 1695, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 23 April 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LEMIEUX 23 November 1722 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1643
7 April 1643
France

Biography
ROUSSEAU - nickname given to someone with reddish hair.

Antoine Rousseau-Labonté was baptized on April 7, 1643 in St-Martin, Bournand, Vienne in France. Son of Jean and Elisabeth Moricet, he married Marie-Barbe Roanes-Roinay, daughter of François and Perrine Monier, before 1676 in Quebec. From this union were born 9 children. The first mention in the country dates back to 1665 as a soldier of the La Fredyère company of the Carignan-Salières regiment. During the 1681 census, he lives in Laprairie and owns 1 gun, 4 cattle and 5 acres of land in value. He was killed by the Iroquois and was buried on July 8, 1697 in La Prairie.
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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1679 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROUSSEAU was born 3 July 1679, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 36 years old.

1683 Birth of Child
Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ was born 12 July 1683, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 40 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
Angélique ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ was born 3 April 1686, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 43 years old.

1688 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ was born 24 February 1688, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 44 years old.

1695 Birth of Child
Joseph ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ was born 10 April 1695, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 52 years old.