René
ROBERT dit LEBRETON
(b.
29 October 1759
,
Quédillac, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
d.
20 January 1808
,
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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René ROBERT dit LEBRETON was born 29 October 1759 in Quédillac, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
René ROBERT dit LEBRETON was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
René married Anne Apolline HEBERT abt. 1792 . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Anne Apolline HEBERT was born 1 August 1772 in Rivière St-Jean, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada. Anne Apolline died 5 May 1867 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Anne Apolline was the child of Joseph HÉBERT and Marie Josephte VINCENT.
René ROBERT dit LEBRETON died 20 January 1808 in Tracadie, 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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