Marie-Anne ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON

Born

23 October 1725 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

1 November 1791 , 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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Marie-Anne ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON was born 23 October 1725 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne ELIE (HELIE) dite 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

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Marie-Anne married Charles LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER 8 June 1766 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . Charles LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER was born 4 February 1713 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Charles died 14 September 1788 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Charles was the child of Charles LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Marie PLANTE.

Marie-Anne ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON died 1 November 1791 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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Charles LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER-- Date: 8 June 1766 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER was the child of Charles LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Marie PLANTE

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1725 Birth
23 October 1725
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON and Charles LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER 8 June 1766, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 40 years old.

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.