Andre
ROBERT dit BRETON
(b.
abt. 1656
,
Bretagne, France
d.
25 November 1736
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
)
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Andre ROBERT dit BRETON was born abt. 1656 in Bretagne, France
Andre ROBERT dit BRETON was the child of ? and ?Andre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1695.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Andre married Marie-Madeleine ENARD abt. 1695 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Madeleine ENARD was born 25 March 1667 in St-Jean-du-Perrot, Charente-Maritimes, France. Marie-Madeleine died 31 May 1706 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Simeon ENARD (ESNARD) and Marie LOUBIER.
Andre married (2) Marie-Marguerite DANIAU (DANIA) 31 May 1706 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Marguerite DANIAU (DANIA) was born 8 August 1680 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean DANIAU (DANIA) and Marguerite VAILLANT.
Andre ROBERT dit BRETON died 25 November 1736 in Longueuil, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Andre appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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