Jerome ELIE dit BRETON

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1 November 1728 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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Pierre ELIE dit BRETON Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME

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

Father: Pierre ELIE dit BRETON

Mother: Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME

Paternal grandparents: Jean ELIE dit BRETON , Jeanne LABBE

Maternal grandparents: Noel GROMELIN dit LAFORME , Marie BALAN dite LACOMBE

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Jerome married Marie-Marthe MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF 22 February 1751 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . Marie-Marthe MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF was born 2 May 1730 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marthe died 21 December 1766 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Marie-Marthe was the child of René MENEUX and Elisabeth ROCHON (ROCHERON).

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-Marthe MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF
Marriage date: 22 February 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Marie-Marthe MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF was the child of René MENEUX and Elisabeth ROCHON (ROCHERON)

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Birth — 1728
1 November 1728
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Jerome ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Marthe MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF 22 February 1751, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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