Marie-Catherine
ELIE dite BRETON
(b.
26 February 1748
,
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
d.
13 July 1815
,
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON was born 26 February 1748 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON was the child of Joseph ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Josephte CORRIVEAU dite RÉMILLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Rosalie PEPIN (maternal) Guillaume CORRIVEAU and Marie-Françoise REMILLARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Catherine married Charles BELAND 21 January 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles BELAND was born 9 September 1741 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Charles died 6 June 1823 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Charles was the child of Joseph BÉLAND and Angélique-Marguerite-Marie BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT.
Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON died 13 July 1815 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Catherine appear below.
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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