Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON

Born

29 June 1735 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

31 January 1815 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Elisabeth married Louis CHRETIEN 5 October 1761 in Saint-Vallier, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis CHRETIEN was born 15 October 1715 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Louis died 7 June 1800 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada . Louis was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN and Catherine ROY .

Parents & Family of Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON

Parents of Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON

Father

Jean ELIE dit BRETON

Mother

Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU

Grandparents of Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON

Paternal grandparents

François ELIE dit BRETON Françoise BIDET

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste NADEAU Marie-Anne DUMONT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON

Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON married

Louis CHRETIEN
Marriage date: 5 October 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada
Louis CHRETIEN was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN and Catherine ROY

Children of Louis CHRETIEN and Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON

Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CHRETIEN

Born: 4 September 1762, Saint-Vallier, Canada
Died: 11 February 1826, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-François THERRIEN 11 October 1784 Place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Elisabeth's Québec records.

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 — 1735
29 June 1735
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON and Louis CHRETIEN 5 October 1761 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 26 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CHRETIEN was born 4 September 1762, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth was 27 years old.

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.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CHRETIEN married 11 October 1784, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-François THERRIEN

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)