Pierre
BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE)
(b.
19 February 1770
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
16 February 1849
,
Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Canada East
)
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Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) was born 19 February 1770 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) was the child of Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) and Josephe TAILLON dite MICHEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) and Françoise THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE (maternal) Michel MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Madeleine MASSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Françoise BOILEAU 19 August 1790 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise BOILEAU was born 18 February 1769 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Françoise died 13 November 1849 in Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Jacques BOILEAU and Marie LAUZON.
Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) died 16 February 1849 in Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Canada East.
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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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