Marie-Hortense HELIE dite BRETON

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23 June 1815 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Born: 23 June 1815 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Marie-Hortense married Jean-Baptiste CYR 3 February 1840 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste CYR was born 20 December 1817 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*.

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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Marie-Hortense HELIE dite BRETON married

Jean-Baptiste CYR
Marriage date: 3 February 1840
Marriage place: Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Children of Jean-Baptiste CYR and Marie-Hortense HELIE dite BRETON

Cyrille VINCENT

Born: 15 June 1845, Saint-Célestin, Canada East
Died: 29 September 1915, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Marie Leonie LAMOUREUX 1875 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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Birth — 1815
23 June 1815
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

1840 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Hortense HELIE dite BRETON and Jean-Baptiste CYR 3 February 1840, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

She was 24 years old.

1845 Birth of Child
Cyrille VINCENT was born 15 June 1845, Saint-Célestin, Québec, Canada

Marie-Hortense was 30 years old.

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