Pierre
ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON
(b.
2 March 1801
,
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
d.
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 CLICHESpouse(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 .
Details of the family tree of Pierre 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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