Charlotte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

(b. 24 October 1756 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1791 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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Charlotte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 24 October 1756 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Charlotte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) (maternal) Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Madeleine AUBUCHON dite LESPERANCE

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Charlotte married François-Toussaint GAUTHIER 21 November 1774 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . François-Toussaint GAUTHIER was born 2 November 1752 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. François-Toussaint died 21 November 1805 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. François-Toussaint was the child of Louis GAUTHIER and Marie-Agnes MESSIER.

Charlotte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE died 21 February 1791 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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Charlotte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE married

François-Toussaint GAUTHIER-- Date: 21 November 1774 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
François-Toussaint GAUTHIER was the child of Louis GAUTHIER and Marie-Agnes MESSIER

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1756 Birth
24 October 1756
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Charlotte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE and François-Toussaint GAUTHIER 21 November 1774, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

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.