Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 17 March 1720 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1792 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 17 March 1720 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE (maternal) Pierre LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and Denise BEAUCHAMP

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Pierre married Marie-Josephte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE 7 February 1752 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE was born 21 October 1721 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Josephte died 24 July 1802 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Madeleine AUBUCHON dite LESPERANCE.

Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 11 January 1792 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 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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Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Josephte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE-- Date: 7 February 1752 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE was the child of Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Madeleine AUBUCHON dite LESPERANCE

Children of Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE:

Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.7 April 1755, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1823, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Françoise GIRARD 1 August 1785 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charlotte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.24 October 1756, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1791, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. François-Toussaint GAUTHIER 21 November 1774 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1720 Birth
17 March 1720
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE 7 February 1752, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 7 April 1755, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 35 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Charlotte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 24 October 1756, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 36 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Charlotte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE married 21 November 1774, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François-Toussaint GAUTHIER

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married 1 August 1785, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Françoise GIRARD

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

1791 Death of Child
Charlotte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE died 21 February 1791, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Pierre was 70 years old.

1792 Death
11 January 1792
Beloeil, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 71.

Added: 12/18/2017 11:08:13 AM - Updated: 2/25/2020 9:34:44 AM