Claude ROBERT dit BRETON

(b. 15 December 1701 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 14 August 1791 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Claude ROBERT dit BRETON was born 15 December 1701 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Claude ROBERT dit BRETON was the child of Andre ROBERT dit BRETON and Marie-Madeleine ENARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Simeon ENARD (ESNARD) and Marie LOUBIER

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

Claude married Françoise POUPARDEAU dite COTTRET 15 August 1723 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Françoise POUPARDEAU dite COTTRET was born 22 October 1702 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Françoise was the child of Jean POUPARDEAU and Marguerite GLADU dite COGNAC.

Claude ROBERT dit BRETON died 14 August 1791 in Nicolet, 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 Claude ROBERT dit BRETON

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Claude ROBERT dit BRETON married

Françoise POUPARDEAU dite COTTRET-- Date: 15 August 1723 Place: Nicolet, Canada, New France
Françoise POUPARDEAU dite COTTRET was the child of Jean POUPARDEAU and Marguerite GLADU dite COGNAC

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Children of Claude ROBERT dit BRETON and Françoise POUPARDEAU dite COTTRET:

Marguerite ROBERT (b.17 June 1724, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1781, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Michel THAUVETTE (TOUVET) (TAUVET) 23 May 1756 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Marie-Josephe ROBERT (b.11 January 1727, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1762, Nicolet, Canada )
m. Pierre BOISVERT 4 May 1761 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Madeleine ROBERT (b.2 March 1732, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1732, Nicolet, Canada, New France )

Joseph-Amable ROBERT (b.23 August 1733, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1826, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Francoise THERRIEN 8 January 1758 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Françoise ROBERT (b.28 June 1735, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 2 December 1809, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Daniel RATIER dit RAYMOND 7 February 1757 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Madeleine ROBERT (b.4 March 1737, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1809, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste MALBOEUF 31 March 1761 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
m. Jean-Baptiste MAROTTE 3 March 1794 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Thérèse ROBERT (b.7 February 1739, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1739, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France )

Marie-Angélique ROBERT (b.24 May 1740, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1821, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Simon RATIER dit RAYMOND 10 January 1763 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Dominique ROBERT (b.9 March 1742, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT (b.16 March 1744, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1834, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )
m. Nathalie ORION dite CHAMPAGNE 7 June 1765 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Charlotte ROBERT (b.8 June 1747, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph-Thomas THERRIEN 25 April 1768 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1701 Birth
15 December 1701
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
Claude ROBERT dit BRETON and Françoise POUPARDEAU dite COTTRET 15 August 1723, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 21 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROBERT was born 17 June 1724, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Claude was 22 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ROBERT was born 11 January 1727, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Claude was 25 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine ROBERT was born 2 March 1732, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Claude was 30 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable ROBERT was born 23 August 1733, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Claude was 31 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise ROBERT was born 28 June 1735, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Claude was 33 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine ROBERT was born 4 March 1737, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Claude was 35 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse ROBERT was born 7 February 1739, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Claude was 37 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique ROBERT was born 24 May 1740, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Claude was 38 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Dominique ROBERT was born 9 March 1742, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Claude was 40 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT was born 16 March 1744, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Claude was 42 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Charlotte ROBERT was born 8 June 1747, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Claude was 45 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROBERT married 23 May 1756, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine) to Michel THAUVETTE (TOUVET) (TAUVET)

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise ROBERT married 7 February 1757, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Daniel RATIER dit RAYMOND

1758 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Amable ROBERT married 8 January 1758, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Francoise THERRIEN

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine ROBERT married 31 March 1761, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Jean-Baptiste MALBOEUF

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe ROBERT married 4 May 1761, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Pierre BOISVERT

1762 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe ROBERT died 24 March 1762, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Claude was 60 years old.

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique ROBERT married 10 January 1763, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Simon RATIER dit RAYMOND

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT married 7 June 1765, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Nathalie ORION dite CHAMPAGNE

1768 Marriage of Child
Charlotte ROBERT married 25 April 1768, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Joseph-Thomas THERRIEN

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.