Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON

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20 June 1747 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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Nicolas ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON Marie-Anne BILODEAU

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Born: 20 June 1747 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON

Mother: Marie-Anne BILODEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON , Louise CASSE (LACASSE)

Maternal grandparents: Antoine BILODEAU , Angelique LEPAGE

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Joseph-Marie married Marie-Genevieve FORTIER 15 February 1768 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Genevieve FORTIER was born 20 November 1749 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Genevieve died 25 June 1808 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Elisabeth-Isabelle NOEL.

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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Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON married

Marie-Genevieve FORTIER
Marriage date: 15 February 1768
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Genevieve FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Elisabeth-Isabelle NOEL

Children of Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Marie-Genevieve FORTIER

Marie-Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON

Born: 4 April 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR 4 April 1785 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Geneviève ELIE (HELIE)

Born: 27 April 1778, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexis NORMANDIN 11 January 1807 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph ELIE (HELIE)

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth-Isabelle RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD 16 September 1805 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1747
20 June 1747
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

1768 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Marie-Genevieve FORTIER 15 February 1768, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON was born 4 April 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie was 21 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) was born 27 April 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph-Marie was 30 years old.

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