Genevieve-Ursule
ELIE dite BRETON
(b.
2 September 1752
,
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
d.
29 May 1809
,
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
)
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Genevieve-Ursule ELIE dite BRETON was born 2 September 1752 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Genevieve-Ursule ELIE dite BRETON was the child of Jean-Baptiste ELIE dit BRETON and Genevieve-Salomee FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME (maternal) Jean FOURNIER and Louise JONCASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Genevieve-Ursule married Pierre VALLIERE 10 January 1774 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre VALLIERE was born 21 October 1748 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Pierre died 7 April 1811 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Pierre was the child of Pierre VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and Marguerite ALLAIRE.
Genevieve-Ursule ELIE dite BRETON died 29 May 1809 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Genevieve-Ursule 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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