Joseph
BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE)
(b.
22 December 1740
,
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
25 November 1794
,
Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) was born 22 December 1740 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Joseph 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):
Joseph married Marie-Anne LAUZON 25 January 1768 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LAUZON was born 12 April 1746 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie-Anne died 29 April 1778 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of François-Marie LAUZON and Marie-Francoise LACOMBE.
Joseph BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) died 25 November 1794 in Saint-Eustache, 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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