Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON

Born

27 November 1726 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

17 August 1781 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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Born: 27 November 1726 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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Jacques married Marie-Therese CHARLAND 17 April 1758 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Marie-Therese CHARLAND was born 30 July 1732 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Therese died 19 March 1788 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Therese was the child of Pierre CHARLAND and Jeanne GUILLEMET.

Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON died 17 August 1781 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Charland Marie-Therese

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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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Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON married

Marie-Therese CHARLAND
Marriage date: 17 April 1758
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Therese CHARLAND was the child of Pierre CHARLAND and Jeanne GUILLEMET

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Birth — 1726
27 November 1726
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Marie-Therese CHARLAND 17 April 1758, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

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.