Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 19 January 1722 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1784 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 19 January 1722 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE (maternal) François FAFARD dit DELORME and Madeleine Marguerite JOBIN

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Pierre married Françoise VIGEANT dite TAUPIER 5 February 1748 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise VIGEANT dite TAUPIER was born 8 July 1725 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Françoise was the child of Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER.

Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 1 May 1784 in Chambly, Province of Québec, 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 Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Françoise VIGEANT dite TAUPIER-- Date: 5 February 1748 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Françoise VIGEANT dite TAUPIER was the child of Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Children of Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise VIGEANT dite TAUPIER:

Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.19 May 1755, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Louise DUFAULT 8 January 1781 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Isabelle ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.16 March 1768, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jacques BEAUVAIS 16 September 1793 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1722 Birth
19 January 1722
Chambly, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise VIGEANT dite TAUPIER 5 February 1748, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 26 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 19 May 1755, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 33 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Isabelle ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 16 March 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 46 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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married 8 January 1781, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Louise DUFAULT