Isabelle-Élisabeth ELIE dite BRETON

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17 March 1714 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1795 , La Durantaye, Lower Canada

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François ELIE dit BRETON Françoise BIDET

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Born: 17 March 1714 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Father: François ELIE dit BRETON

Mother: Françoise BIDET

Paternal grandparents: Jean ELIE dit BRETON , Jeanne LABBE

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BIDET dit DESROUSSELS , Françoise DEFOSSES

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Isabelle-Élisabeth married Louis-Thomas NADEAU 17 May 1734 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louis-Thomas NADEAU was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis-Thomas died 9 October 1791 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada. Louis-Thomas was the child of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marie-Anne DUMONT.

Isabelle-Élisabeth ELIE dite BRETON died 17 March 1795 in La Durantaye, Lower 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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Louis-Thomas NADEAU
Marriage date: 17 May 1734
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Louis-Thomas NADEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marie-Anne DUMONT

Children of Louis-Thomas NADEAU and Isabelle-Élisabeth ELIE dite BRETON

Elisabeth NADEAU

Born: 10 March 1735, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) 13 April 1750 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Louis NADEAU

Born: 17 December 1736, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 11 September 1806, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe BILODEAU 21 October 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste NADEAU

Born: 7 January 1739, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 3 April 1819, Beaumont, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe BALAN dite LACOMBE 26 October 1761 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Joseph-Marie NADEAU

Born: 2 June 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 3 December 1816, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Louise GOUPIL 11 April 1768 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1714
17 March 1714
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Isabelle-Élisabeth ELIE dite BRETON and Louis-Thomas NADEAU 17 May 1734, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Elisabeth NADEAU was born 10 March 1735, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Isabelle-Élisabeth was 20 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Louis NADEAU was born 17 December 1736, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Isabelle-Élisabeth was 22 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste NADEAU was born 7 January 1739, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Isabelle-Élisabeth was 24 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie NADEAU was born 2 June 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Isabelle-Élisabeth was 32 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth NADEAU married 13 April 1750 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste NADEAU married 26 October 1761, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marie-Josephe BALAN dite LACOMBE

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Louis NADEAU married 21 October 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marie-Josephe BILODEAU

1768 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie NADEAU married 11 April 1768, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Louise GOUPIL

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.