Jean-Baptiste
ROBERT dit FONTAINE
(b.
1 December 1740
,
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
d.
22 April 1805
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit FONTAINE was born 1 December 1740 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit FONTAINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite ÉTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE (maternal) René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Angélique VIGNEAULT 23 February 1767 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angélique VIGNEAULT was born 29 June 1747 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Angélique died 18 July 1796 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Angélique was the child of Nicolas VIGNEAULT and Angélique LAPORTE.
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit FONTAINE died 22 April 1805 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit FONTAINE
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Angélique VIGNEAULT-- Date: 23 February 1767 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Angélique VIGNEAULT was the child of Nicolas VIGNEAULT and Angélique LAPORTE
Children of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit FONTAINE and Angélique VIGNEAULT:
Angelique ROBERT (b.14 November 1769, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 April 1848, Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East)
m. Charles-Ambroise MASSE 15 February 1790 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Joseph ROBERT (b.12 February 1780, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 January 1854, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Marie Anne RIVIERE 1 February 1808 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Angélique VIGNEAULT-- Date: 23 February 1767 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, CanadaLe Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Angélique VIGNEAULT was the child of Nicolas VIGNEAULT and Angélique LAPORTE
Children of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit FONTAINE and Angélique VIGNEAULT:
Angelique ROBERT (b.14 November 1769, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 April 1848, Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East)m. Charles-Ambroise MASSE 15 February 1790 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Joseph ROBERT (b.12 February 1780, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 January 1854, Berthierville, Canada East )m. Marie Anne RIVIERE 1 February 1808 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
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1740 Birth 1 December 1740
Lavaltrie, 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.
1767 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste ROBERT dit FONTAINE and Angélique VIGNEAULT 23 February 1767, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
He was 26 years old.
1769 Birth of ChildAngelique ROBERT was born 14 November 1769, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Jean-Baptiste was 28 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.1780 Birth of ChildJoseph ROBERT was born 12 February 1780, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1790 Marriage of ChildAngelique ROBERT married 15 February 1790, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Charles-Ambroise MASSE
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1796 Death of Spouse/PartnerAngélique VIGNEAULT died 18 July 1796, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
1805 Death 22 April 1805
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 64.
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