Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON

(b. abt. 1645 , France d. 2 March 1706 , Champlain, Canada, New France )

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Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON was born abt. 1645 in France

Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON was the child of ? and ?

Gilles was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
To learn more about the Carignan-Salières soldiers, visit: Who Were the The Carignan-Salières Regiment? Uncovering the Heroes of New France

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Gilles married Françoise SIMEON 26 July 1678 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Françoise SIMEON was born abt. 1646 in France. Françoise died 15 May 1699 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation).

Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON died 2 March 1706 in Champlain, Canada, New France .
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The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

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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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