Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON

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2 October 1739 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

3 April 1820 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Jean ELIE dit BRETON Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU

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Born: 2 October 1739 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Father: Jean ELIE dit BRETON

Mother: Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU

Paternal grandparents: François ELIE dit BRETON , Françoise BIDET

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste NADEAU , Marie-Anne DUMONT

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Jean-Baptiste-Bernard married Françoise ROY 10 April 1769 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise ROY was born 27 January 1743 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 12 August 1780 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of François-Noel ROY and Thérèse ALLARD.

Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON died 3 April 1820 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada.
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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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Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON married

Françoise ROY
Marriage date: 10 April 1769
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise ROY was the child of François-Noel ROY and Thérèse ALLARD

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Françoise ELIE dite BRETON

Born: 9 March 1778, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Roger RENAUD 21 July 1801 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1739
2 October 1739
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON and Françoise ROY 10 April 1769, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1778 Birth of Child
Françoise ELIE dite BRETON was born 9 March 1778, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-Bernard was 38 years old.