Joseph-Octave ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

(b. abt. 1820 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Joseph-Octave ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1820 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph-Octave ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Pierre-Benoni ROBERT and Geneviève PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Desanges TÉTRO (THÉTREAU) (maternal) Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Charlotte DANSEREAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph-Octave married Mathilde CHAMPOUX 4 April 1842 in Beloeil, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mathilde CHAMPOUX was born 2 February 1823 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Mathilde was the child of Toussaint CHAMPOUX and Marguerite VANDANDAIGUE dite GADBOIS.

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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Joseph-Octave ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Mathilde CHAMPOUX-- Date: 4 April 1842 Place: Beloeil, Canada East
Mathilde CHAMPOUX was the child of Toussaint CHAMPOUX and Marguerite VANDANDAIGUE dite GADBOIS

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Children of Joseph-Octave ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Mathilde CHAMPOUX:

Azilda ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.9 September 1844, Beloeil, Canada East d. 13 June 1917, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada )
m. Theophile PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN 25 October 1864 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
m. Augustin HUBERT 21 February 1886 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1842 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Octave ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Mathilde CHAMPOUX 4 April 1842, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)