Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON

(b. 6 September 1718 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1763 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was born 6 September 1718 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie 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 BAZIN

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

Joseph-Marie married Madeleine THIVIERGE 5 October 1744 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Madeleine THIVIERGE was born abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine died 19 April 1787 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Madeleine was the child of Jean-François THIVIERGE and Angélique FONTAINE.

Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON died 2 March 1763 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON married

Madeleine THIVIERGE-- Date: 5 October 1744 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Madeleine THIVIERGE was the child of Jean-François THIVIERGE and Angélique FONTAINE

Children of Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Madeleine THIVIERGE:

Joseph ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON (b.5 January 1746, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1828, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

Madeleine ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON (b.27 September 1748, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1773, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marguerite ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON (b.1 April 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )

Elisabeth ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON (b.12 June 1753, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Marie AUDIBERT dit LAJEUNESSE 7 October 1782 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Basile ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON (b.30 April 1755, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1821, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

Marie-Josephe ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON (b.25 July 1757, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )

Laurent ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON (b.14 September 1761, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada d. 21 February 1763, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1718 Birth
6 September 1718
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Madeleine THIVIERGE 5 October 1744 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was born 5 January 1746, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Marie was 27 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Madeleine ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON was born 27 September 1748, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Marie was 30 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marguerite ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON was born 1 April 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Marie was 32 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Elisabeth ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON was born 12 June 1753, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Marie was 34 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Basile ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was born 30 April 1755, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Marie was 36 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON was born 25 July 1757, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Marie was 38 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Laurent ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was born 14 September 1761, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Marie was 43 years old.