Marie-Louise
GIRARD dite BRETON
(b.
13 April 1762
,
Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada
d.
29 October 1815
,
Québec, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON was born 13 April 1762 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada
Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON was the child of Rene-Francois GIRARD dit BRETON and Marie-Josephte SAVARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne GIRARD dit BRETON and Catherine Marguerite DESGRES (maternal) Jean-François SAVARD and Marguerite RENAUDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Louise married Joseph FALARDEAU 7 February 1780 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph FALARDEAU was born 1 October 1750 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Joseph died 4 March 1797 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville). Joseph was the child of Charles FALARDEAU and Marguerite SAVARD.
Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON died 29 October 1815 in Québec, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Louise 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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