Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Born

30 November 1749 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

4 September 1776 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Madeleine BOURDON

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Born: 30 November 1749 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Madeleine BOURDON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE , Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ)

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-François BOURDON , Marie-Jeanne-Catherine BLEAU

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Madeleine married Joseph LETOURNEAU 16 October 1769 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph LETOURNEAU was born 29 July 1743 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Joseph died 14 October 1823 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Joseph was the child of Joseph-Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Marie-Angélique BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER).

Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE died 4 September 1776 in Chambly, 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.

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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Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE married

Joseph LETOURNEAU
Marriage date: 16 October 1769
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Joseph LETOURNEAU was the child of Joseph-Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Marie-Angélique BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

Children of Joseph LETOURNEAU and Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Joseph LETOURNEAU

Born: 10 August 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 May 1840, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte BEIQUE dite LAFLEUR 8 February 1796 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1749
30 November 1749
Longueuil, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE and Joseph LETOURNEAU 16 October 1769, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 19 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph LETOURNEAU was born 10 August 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Madeleine was 21 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.