Catherine GIRARD dite BRETON

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14 September 1708 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

18 January 1758 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Etienne GIRARD dit BRETON Catherine Marguerite DESGRES

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Born: 14 September 1708 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Etienne GIRARD dit BRETON

Mother: Catherine Marguerite DESGRES

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Catherine married Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME 3 November 1730 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME was born 20 September 1705 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Robert PETIT dit MILHOMME and Marie-Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES).

Catherine GIRARD dite BRETON died 18 January 1758 in Québec, 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.

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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Catherine GIRARD dite BRETON married

Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME
Marriage date: 3 November 1730
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME was the child of Robert PETIT dit MILHOMME and Marie-Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

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Birth — 1708
14 September 1708
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GIRARD dite BRETON and Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME 3 November 1730, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 22 years old.

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