Adelaide
ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON
(b.
14 June 1833
,
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
d.
21 April 1875
,
Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada
)
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Adelaide ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON was born 14 June 1833 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Adelaide ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON was the child of Pierre ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Catherine BISSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Marie-Louise POULIN (maternal) André BISSON and Catherine DOYONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Adelaide married Antoine GREGOIRE 6 February 1855 in Sainte-Marie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine GREGOIRE was born 22 November 1833 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Antoine died 11 February 1909 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste GREGOIRE and Adelaide DENAULT (DENEAU).
Adelaide ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON died 21 April 1875 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Adelaide 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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