Marie Josette ROBERT dite LEBRETON

(b. abt. 1770 , Canada d. 16 November 1827 , St-Michel-de-Percé, Canada )

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Marie Josette ROBERT dite LEBRETON was born abt. 1770 in Canada

Marie Josette 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 LAFONTAINE

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Marie Josette married Edouard SENETH (SYNNOTT) 10 September 1790 in Restigouche, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Edouard SENETH (SYNNOTT) was born abt. 1765 in Ireland. Edouard died 7 October 1812 in Anse-au-Griffon, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada.

Marie Josette ROBERT dite LEBRETON died 16 November 1827 in St-Michel-de-Percé, 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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