Joseph BRIA dit LAROCHE

(b. 3 June 1813 , La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 13 January 1885 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Joseph BRIA dit LAROCHE was born 3 June 1813 in La Prairie, Lower Canada

Joseph BRIA dit LAROCHE was the child of Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Elisabeth NORMANDIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie-Anne SURPRENANT (maternal) Pierre NORMANDIN and Marie-Angélique MONET

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

Joseph married Marie SAVAGE 19 July 1836 in Napierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie SAVAGE was born 19 September 1815 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie died 22 February 1893 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marie was the child of Pierre SAVAGE and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER.

Joseph BRIA dit LAROCHE died 13 January 1885 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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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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