Jean ELIE dit BRETON

(b. abt. 1709 , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 November 1769 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean ELIE dit BRETON was born abt. 1709 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean ELIE dit BRETON was the child of François ELIE dit BRETON and Françoise BIDET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Jeanne LABBE (maternal) Jacques BIDET dit DESROUSSELS and Françoise DEFOSSES

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Jean married Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU 17 May 1734 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU was born abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marie-Anne DUMONT.

Jean ELIE dit BRETON died 23 November 1769 in Saint-Vallier, 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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Jean ELIE dit BRETON married

Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU-- Date: 17 May 1734 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marie-Anne DUMONT

Children of Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU:

Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON (b.29 June 1735, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1815, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Louis CHRETIEN 5 October 1761 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON (b.2 October 1739, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 3 April 1820, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Françoise ROY 10 April 1769 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Elisabeth-Isabelle NADEAU 17 May 1734 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1735 Birth of Child
Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON was born 29 June 1735, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Bernard ELIE dit BRETON was born 2 October 1739, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON married 5 October 1761 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Louis CHRETIEN

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.