Marie-Reine
ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
12 August 1767
,
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
10 August 1832
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Reine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 12 August 1767 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Reine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Jacques ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Michelle-Anne LAREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques ROBERT and Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS) (maternal) Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Anne NORMANDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Reine married Louis LEBEAU 18 January 1788 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis LEBEAU was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis was the child of Louis LEBEAU and Marie-Anne NEVEU.
Marie-Reine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE died 10 August 1832 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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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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