Françoise
ELIE dite BRETON
(b.
9 March 1778
,
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
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Françoise ELIE dite BRETON was born 9 March 1778 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise ELIE dite BRETON was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON and Françoise ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU (maternal) François-Noel ROY and Thérèse ALLARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Françoise married Roger RENAUD 21 July 1801 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Roger RENAUD was born 1 December 1763 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Roger died 31 January 1834 in Sainte-Claire, Quebec, Canada. Roger was the child of Pierre RENAUD and Elisabeth COTE.
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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