Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND

(b. 18 December 1758 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )

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Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND was born 18 December 1758 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND and Marie-Anne PETIT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND and Catherine DESEILLER (maternal) Louis-Jean PETIT and Angelique SIMON dite LEONARD

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

Charles married Marie-Geneviève DESJARLAIS 26 April 1785 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève DESJARLAIS was born 10 July 1763 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Geneviève died 26 June 1816 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Antoine GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) and Angelique BILLY dite ST-LOUIS.

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-Geneviève DESJARLAIS-- Date: 26 April 1785 Place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève DESJARLAIS was the child of Antoine GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) and Angelique BILLY dite ST-LOUIS

Children of Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND and Marie-Geneviève DESJARLAIS:

Charles LAFOND (b.abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 August 1832, Lachenaie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Élisabeth PAUZÉ 30 January 1815 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

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1758 Birth
18 December 1758
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1785 Marriage / Partner
Charles ROUSSEAU dit LAFOND and Marie-Geneviève DESJARLAIS 26 April 1785, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 26 years old.