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Guillaume LEBRETON dit ROBERT was born 27 November 1806 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Guillaume LEBRETON dit ROBERT was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEBRETON and Marie Anne DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON and Marie-Thérèse BOISSELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Guillaume married Marguerite BASQUE 20 October 1827 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marguerite BASQUE was born 29 July 1811 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Marguerite was the child of Charlemagne Dit Charles BASQUE (BASTARACHE) and Theotiste DOIRON.
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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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