François-Rene
ROBERT dit LEBRETON
(b.
7 March 1704
,
Gaspé, Canada, New France
d.
28 October 1799
,
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON was born 7 March 1704 in Gaspé, Canada, New France
François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON was the child of Guillaume LEBRETON and Mathilde (Michelle) LEBRETHONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François-Rene married Marie-Thérèse BOISSEL abt. 1758 in Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Thérèse BOISSEL was born 14 March 1739 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Thérèse died October 1816 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Antoine-Marie BOISSEL and Madeleine LAROCHE dite LAFONTAINE.
François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON died 28 October 1799 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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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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