Louis ELIE dit BRETON

Born

abt. 1766 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

22 July 1844 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada East

Parents & Family of Louis ELIE dit BRETON

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Born: abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Louis ELIE dit BRETON

Father

Augustin ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON

Mother

Marie SIMARD

Grandparents of Louis ELIE dit BRETON

Paternal grandparents

Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON Louise CASSE (LACASSE)

Maternal grandparents

Etienne SIMARD Marie-Josephte POULIN

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

Louis married Marie-Josephte FOUGERE 22 January 1799 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte FOUGERE was born 22 April 1773 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 26 May 1831 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Jacques FOUGERE and Josephte CAUCHON.

Louis ELIE dit BRETON died 22 July 1844 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada East.
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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis ELIE dit BRETON

Louis ELIE dit BRETON married

Marie-Josephte FOUGERE
Marriage date: 22 January 1799
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephte FOUGERE was the child of Jacques FOUGERE and Josephte CAUCHON

Children of Louis ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Josephte FOUGERE

Theotiste ELIE dite BRETON

Born: abt. 1806, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre FILION 13 February 1827 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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