Joseph ELIE dit BRETON

Born

28 October 1706 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

11 July 1761 , Saint-Vallier, Canada

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Pierre ELIE dit BRETON Marie-Rosalie PEPIN

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Born: 28 October 1706 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ELIE dit BRETON

Mother: Marie-Rosalie PEPIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean ELIE dit BRETON , Jeanne LABBE

Maternal grandparents: Robert PEPIN , Marie CRÊSTE (CRÊTE)

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Joseph married Marie-Josephte CORRIVEAU dite RÉMILLARD 6 August 1727 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte CORRIVEAU dite RÉMILLARD was born 30 April 1711 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 29 May 1782 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Guillaume CORRIVEAU and Marie-Françoise REMILLARD.

Joseph ELIE dit BRETON died 11 July 1761 in Saint-Vallier, 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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Joseph ELIE dit BRETON married

Marie-Josephte CORRIVEAU dite RÉMILLARD
Marriage date: 6 August 1727
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Josephte CORRIVEAU dite RÉMILLARD was the child of Guillaume CORRIVEAU and Marie-Françoise REMILLARD

Children of Joseph ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Josephte CORRIVEAU dite RÉMILLARD

Marie-Françoise ELIE

Born: 20 November 1729, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 23 June 1773, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE 30 April 1749 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie ELIE dit BRETON

Born: 19 September 1735, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1819, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Jeanne VACHON 9 January 1764 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON

Born: 26 February 1748, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 13 July 1815, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Charles BELAND 21 January 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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Birth — 1706
28 October 1706
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Josephte CORRIVEAU dite RÉMILLARD 6 August 1727, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise ELIE was born 20 November 1729, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 23 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie ELIE dit BRETON was born 19 September 1735, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 28 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON was born 26 February 1748, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 41 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise ELIE married 30 April 1749, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE

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