Jacques-Eustache GERBERT dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 1 December 1696 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1759 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France )

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Jacques-Eustache GERBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 1 December 1696 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Jacques-Eustache GERBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jacques GERBERT and Marie PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Mathurin GERBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth-Isabelle TARGER (maternal) Jean PELLETIER dit GOBLOTEUR and Anne LANGLOIS

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Jacques-Eustache married Marie-Marthe JANOT dite BELHUMEUR 6 November 1724 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . Marie-Marthe JANOT dite BELHUMEUR was born 14 January 1690 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Marthe died December 1766 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Marthe was the child of Pierre JANOT dit BELHUMEUR and Jeanne RICHAUME.

Jacques-Eustache GERBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 13 January 1759 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France.
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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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Jacques-Eustache GERBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Marthe JANOT dite BELHUMEUR-- Date: 6 November 1724 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Marie-Marthe JANOT dite BELHUMEUR was the child of Pierre JANOT dit BELHUMEUR and Jeanne RICHAUME

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1696 Birth
1 December 1696
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Eustache GERBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Marthe JANOT dite BELHUMEUR 6 November 1724, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 27 years old.

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