Marie-Françoise ROBERT dite BRETON

(b. 9 March 1698 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1767 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Françoise ROBERT dite BRETON was born 9 March 1698 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise ROBERT dite BRETON was the child of Andre ROBERT dit BRETON and Marie-Madeleine ENARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Simeon ENARD (ESNARD) and Marie LOUBIER

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

Marie-Françoise married Pierre HAVARD (AVARE) 9 February 1728 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Pierre HAVARD (AVARE) was born 21 July 1698 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Pierre died 7 January 1750 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre was the child of Pierre HAVARD (AVARE) and Louise GAUTHIER.

Marie-Françoise ROBERT dite BRETON died 13 April 1767 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Françoise ROBERT dite BRETON

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Marie-Françoise ROBERT dite BRETON married

Pierre HAVARD (AVARE)-- Date: 9 February 1728 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Pierre HAVARD (AVARE) was the child of Pierre HAVARD (AVARE) and Louise GAUTHIER

Children of Pierre HAVARD (AVARE) and Marie-Françoise ROBERT dite BRETON:

Pierre AVARE (b.14 January 1729, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre-Joseph AVARE (b.28 February 1730, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

Louis-Amable AVARE (b.17 October 1731, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Elisabeth LARUE dite DESPLAINES 5 May 1760 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Antoine AVARE (b.11 March 1733, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. , )

André AVARE (b.28 March 1736, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )

Geneviève AVARE (b.4 April 1739, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )

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1698 Birth
9 March 1698
Champlain, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1728 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise ROBERT dite BRETON and Pierre HAVARD (AVARE) 9 February 1728, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 29 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Pierre AVARE was born 14 January 1729, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Françoise was 30 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph AVARE was born 28 February 1730, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Françoise was 31 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Louis-Amable AVARE was born 17 October 1731, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 33 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Antoine AVARE was born 11 March 1733, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Françoise was 35 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
André AVARE was born 28 March 1736, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Françoise was 38 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Geneviève AVARE was born 4 April 1739, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Françoise was 41 years old.

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre HAVARD (AVARE) died 7 January 1750, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Louis-Amable AVARE married 5 May 1760, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Elisabeth LARUE dite DESPLAINES

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.

1767 Death
13 April 1767
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 69.

Added: 9/6/2010 5:16:37 PM - Updated: 6/25/2025 10:45:12 AM