Augustin ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON

(b. 6 May 1732 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 27 September 1785 , Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Augustin ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was born 6 May 1732 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Augustin ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was the child of Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Louise CASSE (LACASSE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Jeanne LABBE (maternal) Joseph CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Françoise BAZIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Augustin married Marie SIMARD 22 February 1762 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie SIMARD was born 21 September 1738 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie died 21 May 1779 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Etienne SIMARD and Marie-Josephte POULIN.

Augustin married (2) Marie THIBAULT 11 January 1780 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie THIBAULT was born 8 September 1732 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie died 20 November 1789 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie was the child of Pierre THIBAULT and Marguerite CLOUTIER.

Augustin ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON died 27 September 1785 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Simard Marie
m. Thibault Marie

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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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Augustin ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON married

Marie SIMARD-- Date: 22 February 1762 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada
Marie SIMARD was the child of Etienne SIMARD and Marie-Josephte POULIN

Children of Augustin ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Marie SIMARD:

Francoise ELIE dite BRETON (b.13 April 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Augustin ELIE dit BRETON (b.4 June 1764, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Louis ELIE dit BRETON (b.abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 July 1844, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada East)
m. Marie-Josephte FOUGERE 22 January 1799 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Joseph ELIE dit BRETON (b.14 October 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Josephe ELIE dite BRETON (b.April 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 August 1769, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada)

Jacques ELIE dit BRETON (b.22 September 1771, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 July 1772, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada)

Jacques ELIE dit BRETON (b.7 October 1772, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 October 1772, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada)

Augustin ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON married

Marie THIBAULT-- Date: 11 January 1780 Place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie THIBAULT was the child of Pierre THIBAULT and Marguerite CLOUTIER

Children of Augustin ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Marie THIBAULT:

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1732 Birth
6 May 1732
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Augustin ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Marie SIMARD 22 February 1762 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 29 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Francoise ELIE dite BRETON was born 13 April 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 30 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Augustin ELIE dit BRETON was born 4 June 1764, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 32 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Joseph ELIE dit BRETON was born 14 October 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 35 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ELIE dite BRETON was born April 1769, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Augustin was 36 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Jacques ELIE dit BRETON was born 22 September 1771, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 39 years old.

1772 Death of Child
Jacques ELIE dit BRETON died 28 July 1772, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 40 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jacques ELIE dit BRETON was born 7 October 1772, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 40 years old.

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.

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie SIMARD died 21 May 1779, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1780 Marriage / Partner
Augustin ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Marie THIBAULT 11 January 1780 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 47 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death
27 September 1785
Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 53.

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