Pierre
ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON
Born
2 March 1801
,
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died
21 June 1894
,
Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada
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Pierre ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was born 2 March 1801 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Pierre ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON
was the child of
Joseph ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON
and
Marie-Louise POULIN
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Joseph-Marie ELIE dit BRETON and
Jeanne VACHON
(maternal)
Claude POULIN and
Marie-Marguerite CLICHE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Catherine BISSON 2 October 1821 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine BISSON was born 11 March 1799 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Catherine died 13 May 1846 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Catherine was the child of André BISSON and Catherine DOYON.
Pierre ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON died 21 June 1894 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada .
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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)
Family and Children of Pierre ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON
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Catherine BISSON-- Date: 2 October 1821 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada
Catherine BISSON was the child of André BISSON and Catherine DOYON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Catherine BISSON-- Date: 2 October 1821 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower CanadaCatherine BISSON was the child of André BISSON and Catherine DOYON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Catherine BISSON
Adelaide ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON (b.14 June 1833, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada d. 21 April 1875, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada )m. Antoine GREGOIRE 6 February 1855 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
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1801 Birth 2 March 1801
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1821 Marriage / PartnerPierre ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Catherine BISSON 2 October 1821, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada
He was 20 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1833 Birth of ChildAdelaide ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON was born 14 June 1833, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
Pierre was 32 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Death of Spouse/PartnerCatherine BISSON died 13 May 1846, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1855 Marriage of ChildAdelaide ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON married 6 February 1855, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce) to Antoine GREGOIRE
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1875 Death of ChildAdelaide ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON died 21 April 1875, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
Pierre was 74 years old.
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 Death 21 June 1894
Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 93.
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