Marie-Louise ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON

Born

10 March 1720 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

3 November 1805 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON Louise CASSE (LACASSE)

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Born: 10 March 1720 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON

Mother: Louise CASSE (LACASSE)

Paternal grandparents: Jean ELIE dit BRETON , Jeanne LABBE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph CASSE (LACASSE) , Marie-Françoise BAZIN

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Marie-Louise married Pascal BOUCHER 3 February 1755 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . Pascal BOUCHER was born 2 May 1711 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Pascal died 4 March 1756 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Pascal was the child of Jean BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine GRAVEL.

Marie-Louise ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON died 3 November 1805 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Marie-Louise ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON married

Pascal BOUCHER
Marriage date: 3 February 1755
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Pascal BOUCHER was the child of Jean BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine GRAVEL

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Birth — 1720
10 March 1720
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON and Pascal BOUCHER 3 February 1755 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 34 years old.

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pascal BOUCHER died 4 March 1756, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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.

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.