Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 29 May 1722 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 7 January 1775 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 29 May 1722 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE (maternal) Pierre LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and 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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Angélique died 17 February 1771 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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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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.

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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(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Angélique LAPORTE-- Date: 1 October 1753 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
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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 (b.March 6, 1756, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1835, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Desanges TÉTRO (THÉTREAU) 15 January 1779 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Angélique ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.5 May 1758, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 30 August 1843, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Michel RENAUD 7 July 1777 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Charlotte ROBERT (b.1 December 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 20 April 1850, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph MORIER 19 July 1784 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1722 Birth
29 May 1722
Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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

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.

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.