Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born

9 January 1741 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

13 March 1813 , Verchères, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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Born: 9 January 1741 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Parents of Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Father

Jacques ROBERT

Mother

Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Grandparents of Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Marie BOURGERIE

Maternal grandparents

Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

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

Etienne married Antoinette LEDUC 16 November 1767 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Antoinette LEDUC was born 20 May 1741 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France. Antoinette died 20 March 1825 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Antoinette was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS.

Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 13 March 1813 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Antoinette LEDUC
Marriage date: 16 November 1767
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoinette LEDUC was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Children of Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Antoinette LEDUC

Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François CREVIER dit DUVERNAY 8 February 1790 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Etienne ROBERT

Born: 19 August 1772, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 April 1840, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE 6 August 1793 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT

Born: 10 April 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 September 1830, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Reine BOISVERT 21 April 1806 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Toussaint ROBERT

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 February 1833, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Emilie AMIOT 21 July 1823 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1741
9 January 1741
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Antoinette LEDUC 16 November 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Etienne ROBERT was born 19 August 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Etienne was 31 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT was born 10 April 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Etienne was 34 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE married 8 February 1790, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to François CREVIER dit DUVERNAY

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Etienne ROBERT married 6 August 1793 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada to Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT married 21 April 1806, Verchères, Lower Canada to Reine BOISVERT