Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON

Born

26 February 1748 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

13 July 1815 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON

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Born: 26 February 1748 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON

Father

Joseph ELIE dit BRETON

Mother

Marie-Josephte CORRIVEAU dite RÉMILLARD

Grandparents of Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON

Paternal grandparents

Pierre ELIE dit BRETON Marie-Rosalie PEPIN

Maternal grandparents

Guillaume CORRIVEAU Marie-Françoise REMILLARD

Spouse(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, Canada, New France . Charles died 6 June 1823 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . 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 .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON

Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON married

Charles BELAND
Marriage date: 21 January 1765
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles BELAND was the child of Joseph BÉLAND and Angélique-Marguerite-Marie BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT

Children of Charles BELAND and Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON

Michel BELAND

Born: 1 March 1786, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 February 1847, Saint-Henri, Canada East

Married: Genevieve COTE 10 August 1812 Place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Angele BELAND

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pascal LEBRUN dit CARRIER 30 January 1821 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

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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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Birth — 1748
26 February 1748
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON and Charles BELAND 21 January 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 16 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.