François ELIE dit BRETON

Born

12 May 1672 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

23 September 1735 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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Jean ELIE dit BRETON Jeanne LABBE

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Born: 12 May 1672 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean ELIE dit BRETON

Mother: Jeanne LABBE

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François married Françoise BIDET 23 September 1692 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Françoise BIDET was born 6 September 1670 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 20 September 1738 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Jacques BIDET dit DESROUSSELS and Françoise DEFOSSES.

François ELIE dit BRETON died 23 September 1735 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France.
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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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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.

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Françoise BIDET
Marriage date: 23 September 1692
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Françoise BIDET was the child of Jacques BIDET dit DESROUSSELS and Françoise DEFOSSES

Children of François ELIE dit BRETON and Françoise BIDET

Françoise ELIE dite BRETON

Born: 28 March 1693, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 19 November 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CORRIVEAU 28 January 1713 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MONTMINY 26 June 1752 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Angelique ELIE

Born: 27 September 1700, La Durantaye, Canada, New France
Died: 9 August 1743, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Married: Laurent AMYOT (AMIOT) dit LAPINIERE 26 August 1734 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean ELIE dit BRETON

Born: abt. 1709, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 November 1769, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU 17 May 1734 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Isabelle-Élisabeth ELIE dite BRETON

Born: 17 March 1714, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1795, La Durantaye, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Thomas NADEAU 17 May 1734 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1672
12 May 1672
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1692 Marriage / Partner
François ELIE dit BRETON and Françoise BIDET 23 September 1692, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 20 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Françoise ELIE dite BRETON was born 28 March 1693, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

François was 20 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Birth of Child
Angelique ELIE was born 27 September 1700, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

François was 28 years old.

1713 Marriage of Child
Françoise ELIE dite BRETON married 28 January 1713, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste CORRIVEAU

1714 Birth of Child
Isabelle-Élisabeth ELIE dite BRETON was born 17 March 1714, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

François was 41 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage of Child
Isabelle-Élisabeth ELIE dite BRETON married 17 May 1734, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Louis-Thomas NADEAU

1734 Marriage of Child
Jean ELIE dit BRETON married 17 May 1734 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU

1734 Marriage of Child
Angelique ELIE married 26 August 1734, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Laurent AMYOT (AMIOT) dit LAPINIERE