Jean ELIE dit BRETON

Born

abt. 1709 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

23 November 1769 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: abt. 1709 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Jean ELIE dit BRETON

Father

François ELIE dit BRETON

Mother

Françoise BIDET

Grandparents of Jean ELIE dit BRETON

Paternal grandparents

Jean ELIE dit BRETON Jeanne LABBE

Maternal grandparents

Jacques BIDET dit DESROUSSELS Françoise DEFOSSES

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

Jean married Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU 17 May 1734 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU was born abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada. Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marie-Anne DUMONT.

Jean ELIE dit BRETON died 23 November 1769 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean ELIE dit BRETON

Jean ELIE dit BRETON married

Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU
Marriage date: 17 May 1734
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marie-Anne DUMONT

Children of Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU

Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON

Born: 29 June 1735, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 31 January 1815, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Louis CHRETIEN 5 October 1761 Place: Saint-Vallier, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON

Born: 2 October 1739, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 3 April 1820, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise ROY 10 April 1769 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU 17 May 1734 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1735 Birth of Child
Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON was born 29 June 1735, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON was born 2 October 1739, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON married 5 October 1761 , Saint-Vallier, Canada to Louis CHRETIEN

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.