Marie-Geneviève
ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON
(b.
4 April 1769
,
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
,
)
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Marie-Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON was born 4 April 1769 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON was the child of Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Marie-Genevieve FORTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Marie-Anne BILODEAU (maternal) Joseph FORTIER and Elisabeth-Isabelle NOELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Geneviève married Jean-Baptiste BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR 4 April 1785 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR was born 2 November 1760 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 25 February 1841 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR and Elisabeth GUYON dite DUTILLY.
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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