Joseph
BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE)
(b.
1 November 1768
,
Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
26 March 1845
,
Saint-Eustache, Canada East
)
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Joseph BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) was born 1 November 1768 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) was the child of Joseph BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) and Marie-Anne LAUZON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) and Françoise THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE (maternal) François-Marie LAUZON and Marie-Francoise LACOMBESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Genevieve-Amable CREVIER 14 November 1791 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve-Amable CREVIER was born abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve-Amable died 21 January 1846 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Genevieve-Amable was the child of Louis CREVIER and Marie-Louise TURCOT.
Joseph BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) died 26 March 1845 in Saint-Eustache, 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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