François
ELIE dit BRETON
(b.
12 May 1672
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
23 September 1735
,
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
)
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François ELIE dit BRETON was born 12 May 1672 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
François ELIE dit BRETON was the child of Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Jeanne LABBESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Françoise BIDET 23 September 1692 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Françoise BIDET was born 6 September 1670 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 20 September 1738 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Jacques BIDET dit DESROUSSELS and Françoise DEFOSSES.
François ELIE dit BRETON died 23 September 1735 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France.
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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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