Anne
ROBERT dite LEBRETON
(b.
abt. 1767
,
New Brunswick, Canada
d.
19 April 1796
,
Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Anne ROBERT dite LEBRETON was born abt. 1767 in New Brunswick, Canada
Anne ROBERT dite LEBRETON was the child of François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON and Marie-Thérèse BOISSEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume LEBRETON and Mathilde (Michelle) LEBRETHON (maternal) Antoine-Marie BOISSEL and Madeleine LAROCHE dite LAFONTAINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Anne married Pierre GIONET (GIONAIS) 4 July 1791 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre GIONET (GIONAIS) was born abt. 1762 in Canada. Pierre died 4 May 1813 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Pierre was the child of François GIONET (GIONAIS) and Marie LEVICAIRE.
Anne ROBERT dite LEBRETON died 19 April 1796 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada.
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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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