Etienne
ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
9 January 1741
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
13 March 1813
,
Verchères, Lower Canada
)
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Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 9 January 1741 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jacques ROBERT and Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE (maternal) Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne-Françoise MENARDSpouse(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, Québec, Canada. Antoinette died 20 March 1825 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). 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 .
Details of the family tree of Etienne 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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