Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 9 January 1741 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 13 March 1813 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 9 January 1741 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jacques ROBERT and Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE (maternal) Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

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

Etienne married Antoinette LEDUC 16 November 1767 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Antoinette LEDUC was born 20 May 1741 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Antoinette died 20 March 1825 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Antoinette was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS.

Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 13 March 1813 in Verchères, 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 Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Antoinette LEDUC-- Date: 16 November 1767 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoinette LEDUC was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Children of Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Antoinette LEDUC:

Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. François CREVIER dit DUVERNAY 8 February 1790 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Etienne ROBERT (b.19 August 1772, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 April 1840, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE 6 August 1793 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT (b.10 April 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 September 1830, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Reine BOISVERT 21 April 1806 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Toussaint ROBERT (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 February 1833, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Emilie AMIOT 21 July 1823 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1741 Birth
9 January 1741
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Antoinette LEDUC 16 November 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Etienne ROBERT was born 19 August 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Etienne was 31 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT was born 10 April 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Etienne was 34 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE married 8 February 1790, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François CREVIER dit DUVERNAY

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Etienne ROBERT married 6 August 1793 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT married 21 April 1806, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Reine BOISVERT