Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME

Born

29 December 1701 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

11 September 1763 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

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Noel GROMELIN dit LAFORME Marie BALAN dite LACOMBE

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Born: 29 December 1701 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: Noel GROMELIN dit LAFORME

Mother: Marie BALAN dite LACOMBE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE , Renee BIRET

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Marie-Helene married Pierre ELIE dit BRETON 30 July 1722 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre ELIE dit BRETON was born 2 February 1676 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 21 October 1760 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Jeanne LABBE.

Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME died 11 September 1763 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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.

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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Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME married

Pierre ELIE dit BRETON
Marriage date: 30 July 1722
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Pierre ELIE dit BRETON was the child of Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Jeanne LABBE

Children of Pierre ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME

Pierre-Marie ELIE

Born: 7 July 1723, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 2 September 1759, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Françoise BOUCHARD dite DORVAL 10 April 1747 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste ELIE dit BRETON

Born: 4 March 1725, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 23 February 1781, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Genevieve-Salomee FOURNIER 15 June 1750 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Jerome ELIE dit BRETON

Born: 1 November 1728, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marthe MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF 22 February 1751 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Geneviève ELIE dite BRETON

Born: 20 March 1740, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 1 November 1790, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charles-Athanase LEMELIN 17 January 1756 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Josephte ELIE dite BRETON

Born: 23 June 1745, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Basile CORRIVEAU 12 April 1785 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1701
29 December 1701
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME and Pierre ELIE dit BRETON 30 July 1722, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 20 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Pierre-Marie ELIE was born 7 July 1723, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Helene was 21 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ELIE dit BRETON was born 4 March 1725, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Helene was 23 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Jerome ELIE dit BRETON was born 1 November 1728, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Helene was 26 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Geneviève ELIE dite BRETON was born 20 March 1740, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Helene was 38 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ELIE dite BRETON was born 23 June 1745, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Helene was 43 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Marie ELIE married 10 April 1747, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Françoise BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

1750 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ELIE dit BRETON married 15 June 1750, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Genevieve-Salomee FOURNIER

1751 Marriage of Child
Jerome ELIE dit BRETON married 22 February 1751, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Marie-Marthe MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Geneviève ELIE dite BRETON married 17 January 1756, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Charles-Athanase LEMELIN