Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 22 October 1674 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1748 , Chambly, Canada, New France )

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Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 22 October 1674 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BOURGERIE (BOURGERY) and Marie GENDRE

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Joseph married Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) 26 December 1701 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) was born 28 August 1682 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Josephte died 27 February 1769 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Josephte was the child of Pierre LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and Denise BEAUCHAMP.

Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE died 19 November 1748 in Chambly, Canada, New France .
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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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Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE married

Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ)-- Date: 26 December 1701 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) was the child of Pierre LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and Denise BEAUCHAMP

Children of Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ):

Angélique ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (b.28 July 1709, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1774, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre LAMOUREUX 5 February 1731 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Agathe ROBERT (b.14 December 1715, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 15 June 1801, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. François PROVOST (PREVOST) 22 May 1739 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.19 April 1718, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Madeleine BOURDON 17 February 1749 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.17 March 1720, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1792, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE 7 February 1752 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE (b.29 May 1722, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 7 January 1775, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique LAPORTE 1 October 1753 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1674 Birth
22 October 1674
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1701 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) 26 December 1701, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 27 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Angélique ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 28 July 1709, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Agathe ROBERT was born 14 December 1715, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 19 April 1718, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 43 years old.

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

1720 Birth of Child
Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 17 March 1720, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 45 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 29 May 1722, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 47 years old.

1731 Marriage of Child
Angélique ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE married 5 February 1731, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Pierre LAMOUREUX

1739 Marriage of Child
Agathe ROBERT married 22 May 1739, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to François PROVOST (PREVOST)