Marie-Catherine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

(b. 1 April 1762 , Verchères, Canada d. 19 July 1846 , Verchères, Canada East )

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Marie-Catherine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 1 April 1762 in Verchères, Canada

Marie-Catherine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of François ROBERT and Marie-Catherine LEDUC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques ROBERT and Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

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Marie-Catherine married Pierre DANSEREAU 31 January 1785 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre DANSEREAU was born 28 October 1752 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Pierre died abt. 1798 Pierre was the child of François DANSEREAU and Marie-Charlotte RIVET.

Marie-Catherine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE died 19 July 1846 in Verchères, Canada East .
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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 DANSEREAU-- Date: 31 January 1785 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre DANSEREAU was the child of François DANSEREAU and Marie-Charlotte RIVET

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1762 Birth
1 April 1762
Verchères, Canada

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.

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 / Partner
Marie-Catherine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE and Pierre DANSEREAU 31 January 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 22 years old.

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)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England