Nicolas
ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON
(b.
5 October 1721
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
,
)
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Nicolas ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was born 5 October 1721 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Nicolas ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was the child of Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Louise CASSE (LACASSE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Jeanne LABBE (maternal) Joseph CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Françoise BAZINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Marie-Anne BILODEAU 29 October 1744 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne BILODEAU was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 28 January 1748 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Anne was the child of Antoine BILODEAU and Angelique LEPAGE.
Nicolas married (2) Geneviève NADEAU 28 May 1748 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève NADEAU was born 4 August 1726 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Geneviève was the child of Denis NADEAU and Elisabeth-Marie ROY.
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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