Marguerite
BREYER dite ST-PIERRE (BREILLE)
(b.
17 February 1774
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
9 April 1861
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada East
)
Am I Your Ancestor?
BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Marguerite BREYER dite ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) was born 17 February 1774 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BREYER dite 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):
Marguerite married Eustache DEMERS 13 February 1792 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eustache DEMERS was born 22 April 1770 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Eustache died 29 April 1837 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Eustache was the child of Eustache DEMERS and Marie-Anne BRUNET dite LETANG.
Marguerite BREYER dite ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) died 9 April 1861 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite appear below.
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)
Find out more about Marguerite BREYER dite ST-PIERRE (BREILLE).
Sign In or
Join for FREE! to see the details!
Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card or personal information.
Unique Gift Ideas and Genealogy Resources From or Related to Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*
