Marie-Françoise ELIE dite BRETON

(b. 13 February 1704 , La Durantaye, Canada, New France d. 14 June 1779 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Françoise ELIE dite BRETON was born 13 February 1704 in La Durantaye, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise ELIE dite BRETON was the child of Pierre ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Rosalie PEPIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Jeanne LABBE (maternal) Robert PEPIN and Marie CRÊSTE (CRÊTE)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Françoise married François REMILLARD 6 February 1720 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children. François REMILLARD was born 8 May 1694 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada. François died 2 April 1770 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. François was the child of François REMILLARD and Anne GABOURY.

Marie-Françoise ELIE dite BRETON died 14 June 1779 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marie-Françoise ELIE dite BRETON

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Marie-Françoise ELIE dite BRETON married

François REMILLARD-- Date: 6 February 1720 Place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
François REMILLARD was the child of François REMILLARD and Anne GABOURY

Children of François REMILLARD and Marie-Françoise ELIE dite BRETON:

Augustin REMILLARD (b.25 July 1721, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1807, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite LAPIERRE 26 April 1746 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

François REMILLARD (b.22 February 1725, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1800, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE 1 August 1746 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Marie REMILLARD (b.3 January 1730, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1818, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte THIBAULT 20 November 1753 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie REMILLARD (b.31 July 1733, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 24 June 1808, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Clothide DENIS dite LAPIERRE 8 April 1755 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe REMILLARD (b.22 March 1738, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1820, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Antoine LEBEAU 17 January 1763 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Exupere REMILLARD (b.19 June 1742, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1813, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Guillaume FOURNIER 10 November 1766 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Angélique REMILLARD (b.27 September 1747, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 13 November 1807, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Paul BOULET (BOULAY) 13 October 1783 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1704 Birth
13 February 1704
La Durantaye, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1720 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise ELIE dite BRETON and François REMILLARD 6 February 1720, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 15 years old.

1721 Birth of Child
Augustin REMILLARD was born 25 July 1721, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 17 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
François REMILLARD was born 22 February 1725, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 21 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Pierre-Marie REMILLARD was born 3 January 1730, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 25 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie REMILLARD was born 31 July 1733, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 29 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe REMILLARD was born 22 March 1738, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 34 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Exupere REMILLARD was born 19 June 1742, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 38 years old.

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1746 Marriage of Child
Augustin REMILLARD married 26 April 1746, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite LAPIERRE

1746 Marriage of Child
François REMILLARD married 1 August 1746, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique REMILLARD was born 27 September 1747, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 43 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Marie REMILLARD married 20 November 1753, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Charlotte THIBAULT

1755 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie REMILLARD married 8 April 1755, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Clothide DENIS dite LAPIERRE

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe REMILLARD married 17 January 1763, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Antoine LEBEAU

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Exupere REMILLARD married 10 November 1766, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Guillaume FOURNIER

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
François REMILLARD died 2 April 1770, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.