Etienne married Catherine Marguerite DESGRES
abt. 1705
in Mont-Louis, Gaspésie, Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Catherine Marguerite DESGRES
was born
abt. 1686
in
Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada (Newcastle).
Catherine Marguerite died
4 January 1758
in
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Etienne GIRARD dit BRETON died
18 April 1751
in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes From 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.
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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Etienne
GIRARD dit BRETON
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
Catherine Marguerite DESGRES
1708 Birth of Child
1729 Marriage of Child
Death — 1751
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