Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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19 April 1718 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

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Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ)

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Born: 19 April 1718 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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Joseph married Madeleine BOURDON 17 February 1749 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine BOURDON was born 2 May 1726 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Madeleine was the child of Joseph-François BOURDON and Marie-Jeanne-Catherine BLEAU.

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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Spouse & Children of Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Madeleine BOURDON
Marriage date: 17 February 1749
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Madeleine BOURDON was the child of Joseph-François BOURDON and Marie-Jeanne-Catherine BLEAU

Children of Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Madeleine BOURDON

Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 30 November 1749, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 4 September 1776, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph LETOURNEAU 16 October 1769 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Gabriel ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 7 September 1756, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 5 August 1832, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine PEPIN 23 November 1778 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Angelique ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 25 September 1761, Chambly, Canada
Died: 31 January 1810, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Nicolas LAGÜE 10 June 1782 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 6 August 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 February 1846, Saint-Césaire, Canada East

Married: Theotiste GRAVEL 20 January 1787 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1718
19 April 1718
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Madeleine BOURDON 17 February 1749, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 30 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 30 November 1749, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
François-Gabriel ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 7 September 1756, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Angelique ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 25 September 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 6 August 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 48 years old.

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