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Jacques ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 2 June 1729 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 30 September 1801 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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Jacques ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 2 June 1729 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Jacques 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 MENARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacques married Marie-Michelle-Anne LAREAU 20 April 1761 in Chambly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children. Marie-Michelle-Anne LAREAU was born 29 September 1741 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Michelle-Anne died 12 March 1831 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Michelle-Anne was the child of Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Anne NORMAND.

Jacques ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 30 September 1801 in Beloeil, Lower 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 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(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jacques ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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Jacques ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Michelle-Anne LAREAU-- Date: 20 April 1761 Place: Chambly, Canada
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Marie-Michelle-Anne LAREAU was the child of Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Anne NORMAND

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Children of Jacques ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Michelle-Anne LAREAU:

Jacques ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.23 July 1763, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 May 1847, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

Marie-Ursule ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.24 September 1765, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 June 1821, )

Marie-Reine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.12 August 1767, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 August 1832, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Louis LEBEAU 18 January 1788 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Caroline (Charlotte) ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.13 September 1769, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 November 1769, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.4 April 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada )

Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.24 August 1774, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 May 1855, Iberville, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise HACHE 13 July 1801 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.5 February 1777, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 July 1832, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit FONTAINE (b.11 January 1779, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 February 1873, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada )

Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.26 March 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 August 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Marguerite ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.12 August 1781, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 August 1781, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Charlotte ROBERT dite FONTAINE (b.23 March 1783, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Francoise ROBERT (b.16 February 1784, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 February 1818, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )

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1729 Birth
2 June 1729
Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jacques ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Michelle-Anne LAREAU 20 April 1761 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 31 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Jacques ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 23 July 1763, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 34 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 24 September 1765, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 36 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 12 August 1767, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 38 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Caroline (Charlotte) ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 13 September 1769, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 40 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 4 April 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 41 years old.

Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
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1774 Birth of Child
Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 24 August 1774, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 45 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 5 February 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 47 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit FONTAINE was born 11 January 1779, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 49 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 26 March 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Jacques was 50 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 12 August 1781, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Jacques was 52 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte ROBERT dite FONTAINE was born 23 March 1783, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Jacques was 53 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Francoise ROBERT was born 16 February 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 54 years old.

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE married 18 January 1788, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Louis LEBEAU

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)