Augustin
ELIE dit BRETON
(b.
5 March 1780
,
Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
19 May 1846
,
Sainte-Marie, Canada East
)
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Augustin ELIE dit BRETON was born 5 March 1780 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Augustin ELIE dit BRETON was the child of Joseph-Marie ELIE dit BRETON and Jeanne VACHON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Josephte CORRIVEAU dite RÉMILLARD (maternal) Jean-Baptiste VACHON and Angélique GARNIER (GRENIER)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Augustin married Marguerite FOUCHER 2 February 1802 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite FOUCHER was born 23 March 1774 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Marguerite died 5 March 1843 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marguerite was the child of Gabriel FOUCHER and Marie-Gertrude PICHET.
Augustin ELIE dit BRETON died 19 May 1846 in Sainte-Marie, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Augustin 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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