Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born

29 May 1722 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

7 January 1775 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ)

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Born: 29 May 1722 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ)

Paternal grandparents: Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE , Marie BOURGERIE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) , Denise BEAUCHAMP

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Angélique LAPORTE 1 October 1753 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Angélique LAPORTE was born 23 December 1736 in Chambly, Canada, New France . Marie-Angélique died 17 February 1771 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of Denis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Thérèse MASSÉ dite SANCERRE.

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 7 January 1775 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Angélique LAPORTE
Marriage date: 1 October 1753
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Angélique LAPORTE was the child of Denis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Thérèse MASSÉ dite SANCERRE

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Angélique LAPORTE

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: March 6, 1756, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 5 November 1835, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Desanges TÉTRO (THÉTREAU) 15 January 1779 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Angélique ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 5 May 1758, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 30 August 1843, Beloeil, Canada East

Married: Michel RENAUD 7 July 1777 Place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte ROBERT

Born: 1 December 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: 20 April 1850, Chambly, Canada East

Married: Joseph MORIER 19 July 1784 Place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, 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 — 1722
29 May 1722
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Angélique LAPORTE 1 October 1753, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 31 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born March 6, 1756, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 5 May 1758, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte ROBERT was born 1 December 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

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.