François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON

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7 March 1704 , Gaspé, Canada, New France

Died

28 October 1799 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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Guillaume LEBRETON Mathilde (Michelle) LEBRETHON

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Born: 7 March 1704 in Gaspé, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume LEBRETON

Mother: Mathilde (Michelle) LEBRETHON

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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 changes
From 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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Spouse & Children of François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON

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François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON married

Marie-Thérèse BOISSEL
Marriage date: abt. 1758
Marriage place: , Canada
Marie-Thérèse BOISSEL was the child of Antoine-Marie BOISSEL and Madeleine LAROCHE dite LAFONTAINE

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Children of François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON and Marie-Thérèse BOISSEL

Anne ROBERT dite LEBRETON

Born: abt. 1767, , New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 19 April 1796, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Pierre GIONET (GIONAIS) 4 July 1791 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Charlotte LEBRETON

Born: abt. 1768, , New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Prospère ROY LOSIER dit DESJARDINS 16 August 1789 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Brigitte-Félicité ROBERT dite LEBRETON

Born: 12 June 1769, Gaspé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michael Stephen MCGRATH (MCGRAW) Place: , New Brunswick, Canada

Charles François LEBRETON dit ROBERT

Born: 12 June 1769, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: February 1824, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marguerite GIONET (GIONAIS) 15 July 1794 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Josette ROBERT dite LEBRETON

Born: abt. 1770, , Canada
Died: 16 November 1827, St-Michel-de-Percé, Canada

Married: Edouard SENETH (SYNNOTT) 10 September 1790

Anne ROBERT dite LEBRETON

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 May 1823, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Charles MCLAUGHLIN 23 September 1793 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LEBRETON

Born: 24 June 1777, Percé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 July 1829, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie Anne DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) 1799 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada

Julien ROBERT dit LEBRETON

Born: 7 June 1780, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1819, , New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Magdeleine Marie GIONET 15 July 1794 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

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Birth — 1704
7 March 1704
Gaspé, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1769 Birth of Child
Brigitte-Félicité ROBERT dite LEBRETON was born 12 June 1769, Gaspé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Albert-de-Gaspe)

François-Rene was 65 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Charles François LEBRETON dit ROBERT was born 12 June 1769, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit)

François-Rene was 65 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1777 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEBRETON was born 24 June 1777, Percé, Québec, Canada (Perce) (North Beach) (South Beach)

François-Rene was 73 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Julien ROBERT dit LEBRETON was born 7 June 1780, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

François-Rene was 76 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Charlotte LEBRETON married 16 August 1789, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Prospère ROY LOSIER dit DESJARDINS

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Anne ROBERT dite LEBRETON married 4 July 1791, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Pierre GIONET (GIONAIS)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Anne ROBERT dite LEBRETON married 23 September 1793, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Charles MCLAUGHLIN

1794 Marriage of Child
Charles François LEBRETON dit ROBERT married 15 July 1794, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Marguerite GIONET (GIONAIS)

1794 Marriage of Child
Julien ROBERT dit LEBRETON married 15 July 1794, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Magdeleine Marie GIONET