Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE

(b. 14 November 1722 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1795 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE was born 14 November 1722 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MENARD and Marie-Francoise BAU (LEBEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER (maternal) Jean BAU (LEBEAU) dit LALOUETTE and Etiennette LORET

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

Marie-Anne married Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 22 April 1743 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 11 May 1720 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Charles died 17 November 1797 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Charles was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME.

Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE died 5 May 1795 in Chambly, 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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Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE married

Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE-- Date: 22 April 1743 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME

Children of Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE:

Charles-Albert ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.27 March 1753, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Marguerite PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE 1 February 1779 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.11 November 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT 6 November 1780 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1722 Birth
14 November 1722
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne MENARD dite LAFONTAINE and Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 22 April 1743, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 20 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Charles-Albert ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 27 March 1753, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 11 November 1759, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 37 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.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Charles-Albert ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married 1 February 1779, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Marguerite PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE

1780 Marriage of Child
Charles ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married 6 November 1780, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)