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.
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste appear below.
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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