Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

(b. 28 October 1755 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1828 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )

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Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 28 October 1755 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Antoine ROBERT dit FONTAINE and Josephte DELIERE (DESLIERES) dite BONVOULOIR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Charlotte BOURDON (maternal) Julien DELIERE (DESLIERES) dit BONVOULOIR and Marie-Marthe DARAGON

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

Josephte married Antoine BIGUET 20 September 1795 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine BIGUET was born 29 August 1745 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Antoine died 28 March 1812 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIGUET dit NOBERT and Françoise ACHIM dite ST-ANDRE.

Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE died 3 July 1828 in Marieville, Rouville, 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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Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE married

Antoine BIGUET-- Date: 20 September 1795 Place: Boucherville, Lower Canada

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Antoine BIGUET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIGUET dit NOBERT and Françoise ACHIM dite ST-ANDRE

Children of Antoine BIGUET and Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE:

Desanges BIGUET (BILLETTE) (b.15 October 1778, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 January 1821, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Jean GREGOIRE dit NANTAIS 16 January 1797 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1755 Birth
28 October 1755
Longueuil, 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.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Desanges BIGUET (BILLETTE) was born 15 October 1778, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Josephte was 22 years old.

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE and Antoine BIGUET 20 September 1795, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 39 years old.

1797 Marriage of Child
Desanges BIGUET (BILLETTE) married 16 January 1797, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Joseph-Jean GREGOIRE dit NANTAIS

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine BIGUET died 28 March 1812, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Death of Child
Desanges BIGUET (BILLETTE) died 6 January 1821, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Josephte was 65 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Death
3 July 1828
Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 72.

Added: 8/13/2024 3:13:56 PM - Updated: 8/13/2024 3:17:54 PM