Genevieve-Ursule ELIE dite BRETON

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2 September 1752 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

29 May 1809 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ELIE dit BRETON Genevieve-Salomee FOURNIER

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Born: 2 September 1752 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste ELIE dit BRETON

Mother: Genevieve-Salomee FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ELIE dit BRETON , Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME

Maternal grandparents: Jean FOURNIER , Louise JONCAS

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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 .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Genevieve-Ursule ELIE dite BRETON married

Pierre VALLIERE
Marriage date: 10 January 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre VALLIERE was the child of Pierre VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and Marguerite ALLAIRE

Children of Pierre VALLIERE and Genevieve-Ursule ELIE dite BRETON

Pierre VALLIERE (VALIERE)

Born: 14 December 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 September 1857, St. Ursule, Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada

Married: Ursule MASSON 7 July 1806 Place: Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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Birth — 1752
2 September 1752
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve-Ursule ELIE dite BRETON and Pierre VALLIERE 10 January 1774, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Pierre VALLIERE (VALIERE) was born 14 December 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Genevieve-Ursule was 22 years old.

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.