Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ

(b. 9 July 1718 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 14 December 1762 , La Prairie, Canada )

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Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ was born 9 July 1718 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ and Jeanne LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Barbe ROANNES (ROINAY) (maternal) Gabriel LEMIEUX and Jeanne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

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

Antoine married Marie-Madeleine BABEU 9 February 1750 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine BABEU was born 22 June 1726 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Madeleine died 2 November 1777 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Andre BABEU and Marie-Madeleine MESNY.

Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ died 14 December 1762 in La Prairie, 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 Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ

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Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ married

Marie-Madeleine BABEU-- Date: 9 February 1750 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine BABEU was the child of Andre BABEU and Marie-Madeleine MESNY

Children of Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Madeleine BABEU:

Marguerite ROUSSEAU (b.22 November 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1829, Iberville, Lower Canada )

Joseph-Étienne ROUSSEAU (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1718 Birth
9 July 1718
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1750 Marriage / Partner
Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Madeleine BABEU 9 February 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 31 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROUSSEAU was born 22 November 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine was 32 years old.

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