Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 14 September 1733 , Saint-Constant, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1799 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was born 14 September 1733 in Saint-Constant, Canada, New France

Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Catherine BOURDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne CUSSON (maternal) Pierre BORDEAU (BOURDEAU) and Marguerite LEFEBVRE

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

Louis married Louise ROBIDOUX 14 February 1757 in Saint-Constant, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise ROBIDOUX was born 6 March 1739 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Louise died 30 September 1765 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Marie-Jeanne DIEL.

Louis married (2) Marie-Louise-Amable RIEL 15 September 1766 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Louise-Amable RIEL was born 9 March 1738 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Louise-Amable died 3 January 1824 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Marie-Louise-Amable was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Marie-Louise-Marguerite FRAPPIER.

Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE died 29 June 1799 in La Prairie, 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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Family and Children of Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE

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Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE married

Louise ROBIDOUX-- Date: 14 February 1757 Place: Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
Louise ROBIDOUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Marie-Jeanne DIEL

Children of Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Louise ROBIDOUX:

Marie-Louise GUERIN (b.11 October 1759, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 30 July 1823, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE 7 November 1774 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE (b.18 June 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 March 1808, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth BRAULT 17 February 1783 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Louise-Amable RIEL-- Date: 15 September 1766 Place: Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise-Amable RIEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Marie-Louise-Marguerite FRAPPIER

Children of Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Louise-Amable RIEL:

Marie-Marguerite GUERIN (b.28 June 1767, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 February 1807, )

Louis GUERIN (b.1 April 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 May 1852, La Prairie, Canada East )
m. Catherine LABERGE 8 February 1796 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Pierre GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE (b.21 January 1774, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Amable GAGNÉ (GAGNIER) 5 November 1804 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GUERIN (b.6 July 1775, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

François GUERIN (b.3 March 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 February 1843, La Prairie, Canada East )
m. Catherine DUPUIS 9 February 1801 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE (b.27 July 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 December 1801, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )

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1733 Birth
14 September 1733
Saint-Constant, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Louise ROBIDOUX 14 February 1757, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GUERIN was born 11 October 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 26 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Joseph GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was born 18 June 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 29 years old.

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise ROBIDOUX died 30 September 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1766 Marriage / Partner
Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Louise-Amable RIEL 15 September 1766, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 33 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite GUERIN was born 28 June 1767, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis was 33 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Louis GUERIN was born 1 April 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 35 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Pierre GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was born 21 January 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 40 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GUERIN married 7 November 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE

1775 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUERIN was born 6 July 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 41 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.

1777 Birth of Child
François GUERIN was born 3 March 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 43 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE was born 27 July 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 45 years old.

1783 Marriage of Child
Joseph GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE married 17 February 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Elisabeth BRAULT

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)

1796 Marriage of Child
Louis GUERIN married 8 February 1796, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Catherine LABERGE

1799 Death
29 June 1799
La Prairie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 65.

Added: 12/20/2020 10:53:15 AM - Updated: 6/27/2026 8:33:40 AM