Theotiste ELIE dite BRETON

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abt. 1806 , Québec Province, Canada

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Louis ELIE dit BRETON Marie-Josephte FOUGERE

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Born: abt. 1806 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Louis ELIE dit BRETON

Mother: Marie-Josephte FOUGERE

Paternal grandparents: Augustin ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON , Marie SIMARD

Maternal grandparents: Jacques FOUGERE , Josephte CAUCHON

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Theotiste married Pierre FILION 13 February 1827 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre FILION was born 28 January 1805 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Pierre FILION and Genevieve LESSARD.

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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Theotiste ELIE dite BRETON married

Pierre FILION
Marriage date: 13 February 1827
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

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Pierre FILION was the child of Pierre FILION and Genevieve LESSARD

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Rose-Delima FILION

Born: abt. 1832, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Achille TREMBLAY 14 July 1857 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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