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 MENARDSpouse(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 .
Details of the family tree of Jacques appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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