Edouard
ELIE dit BRETON
(b.
12 April 1821
,
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
d.
8 November 1885
,
Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada
)
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Edouard ELIE dit BRETON was born 12 April 1821 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Edouard ELIE dit BRETON was the child of Pierre ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Louise BEAUDOIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Madeleine PLANTE (maternal) Jean-François BEAUDOIN and Suzanne HALAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Edouard married Olive LAFLAMME dite QUEMENEUR 10 May 1845 in Saint-Anselme, Dorchester, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olive LAFLAMME dite QUEMENEUR was born 15 March 1825 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Olive died 8 February 1871 in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Olive was the child of Prisque QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME and Marie-Catherine FOURNIER.
Edouard ELIE dit BRETON died 8 November 1885 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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