Pierre
BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE)
(b.
10 June 1742
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
d.
30 June 1812
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) was born 10 June 1742 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) was the child of Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) and Françoise THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE and Marguerite BIZEUX dite LAROSESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Josephe TAILLON dite MICHEL 15 February 1768 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephe TAILLON dite MICHEL was born 18 March 1745 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Josephe died 26 May 1808 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Josephe was the child of Michel MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Madeleine MASSON.
Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) died 30 June 1812 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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