Jean-Baptiste
BREYER dit ST-PIERRE
(b.
20 September 1744
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
d.
5 August 1816
,
Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste BREYER dit ST-PIERRE was born 20 September 1744 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BREYER dit ST-PIERRE was the child of Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) and Françoise THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE and Marguerite BIZEUX dite LAROSESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Rose BRAZEAU 3 March 1783 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rose BRAZEAU was born 11 June 1761 in Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes). Rose was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU and Josephe BIROLEAU.
Jean-Baptiste BREYER dit ST-PIERRE died 5 August 1816 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada.
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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)
Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste BREYER dit ST-PIERRE
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Rose BRAZEAU-- Date: 3 March 1783 Place: Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Rose BRAZEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU and Josephe BIROLEAU
Children of Jean-Baptiste BREYER dit ST-PIERRE and Rose BRAZEAU:
Guillaume BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (b.7 November 1785, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 August 1861, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Canada East)
m. Madeleine HAMELIN 7 August 1815 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada
Rose BRAZEAU-- Date: 3 March 1783 Place: Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada Rose BRAZEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU and Josephe BIROLEAU
Children of Jean-Baptiste BREYER dit ST-PIERRE and Rose BRAZEAU:
Guillaume BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (b.7 November 1785, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 August 1861, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Canada East)m. Madeleine HAMELIN 7 August 1815 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada
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1744 Birth 20 September 1744
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
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.
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.
1783 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste BREYER dit ST-PIERRE and Rose BRAZEAU 3 March 1783, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)
He was 38 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Birth of ChildGuillaume BREYER dit ST-PIERRE was born 7 November 1785, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1815 Marriage of ChildGuillaume BREYER dit ST-PIERRE married 7 August 1815, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to Madeleine HAMELIN
1816 Death 5 August 1816
Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 71.
Added: 5/19/2024 10:49:27 PM
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