Pierre
ELIE dit BRETON
(b.
2 February 1676
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
21 October 1760
,
Saint-Vallier, Canada
)
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Pierre ELIE dit BRETON was born 2 February 1676 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre ELIE dit BRETON was the child of Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Jeanne LABBESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Rosalie PEPIN 5 July 1700 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Rosalie PEPIN was born 3 June 1684 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Rosalie died 22 October 1721 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Rosalie was the child of Robert PEPIN and Marie CRÊSTE (CRÊTE).
Pierre married (2) Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME 30 July 1722 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME was born 29 December 1701 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Helene died 11 September 1763 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Helene was the child of Noel GROMELIN dit LAFORME and Marie BALAN dite LACOMBE.
Pierre ELIE dit BRETON died 21 October 1760 in Saint-Vallier, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Pierre 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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