Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE

Born

2 March 1774 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 March 1845 , Boucherville, Canada East

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Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE Marie-Anne SURPRENANT

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Born: 2 March 1774 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE

Mother: Marie-Anne SURPRENANT

Paternal grandparents: Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE , Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ

Maternal grandparents: Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE , Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT

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Louis married Elisabeth NORMANDIN 19 September 1796 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth NORMANDIN was born 13 March 1775 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Pierre NORMANDIN and Marie-Angélique MONET.

Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE died 27 March 1845 in Boucherville, Canada East .
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Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE married

Elisabeth NORMANDIN
Marriage date: 19 September 1796
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Elisabeth NORMANDIN was the child of Pierre NORMANDIN and Marie-Angélique MONET

Children of Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Elisabeth NORMANDIN

Jacob BRIA dit LAROCHE

Born: 12 May 1804, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 7 February 1898, Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte DENAULT 28 July 1823 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Joseph BRIA dit LAROCHE

Born: 3 June 1813, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 13 January 1885, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marie SAVAGE 19 July 1836 Place: Napierville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1774
2 March 1774
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Elisabeth NORMANDIN 19 September 1796, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 22 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Birth of Child
Jacob BRIA dit LAROCHE was born 12 May 1804, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 30 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Joseph BRIA dit LAROCHE was born 3 June 1813, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 39 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England