Thérèse ELIE dite BRETON

Born

23 April 1705 , La Durantaye, Canada, New France

Died

8 April 1771 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre ELIE dit BRETON Marie-Rosalie PEPIN

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Born: 23 April 1705 in La Durantaye, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ELIE dit BRETON

Mother: Marie-Rosalie PEPIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean ELIE dit BRETON , Jeanne LABBE

Maternal grandparents: Robert PEPIN , Marie CRÊSTE (CRÊTE)

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Thérèse married Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 4 February 1726 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born abt. 1697 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste died 1 May 1756 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie BALAN dite LACOMBE.

Thérèse ELIE dite BRETON died 8 April 1771 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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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Thérèse ELIE dite BRETON married

Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)
Marriage date: 4 February 1726
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was the child of Pierre BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie BALAN dite LACOMBE

Children of Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Thérèse ELIE dite BRETON

Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Born: abt. 1727, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 April 1790, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise ADAM 15 November 1751 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Married: Angélique NADEAU 10 July 1786 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Born: abt. 1733, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 September 1758, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Married: Angelique GUERET (QUERET) dite LATULIPPE 23 August 1756 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1705
23 April 1705
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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse ELIE dite BRETON and Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 4 February 1726, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 15 November 1751, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Marie-Louise ADAM

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

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 1 May 1756, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1756 Marriage of Child
Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 23 August 1756, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Angelique GUERET (QUERET) dite LATULIPPE

1758 Death of Child
Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 5 September 1758, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Thérèse was 53 years old.

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.

Death — 1771
8 April 1771
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 66.

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