Sebastien BRISSON dit LAROCHE

(b. abt. 1671 , France d. 29 August 1747 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Sebastien BRISSON dit LAROCHE was born abt. 1671 in France

Sebastien BRISSON dit LAROCHE was the child of ? and ?

Sebastien was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1700.

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

Sebastien never married Marie-Thérèse BRUNEAU . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse BRUNEAU was born 27 August 1671 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Thérèse died 3 December 1740 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Thérèse was the child of François BRUNEAU and Marie PREVOST.

Sebastien married (2) Marie-Catherine PILLAT 13 January 1709 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine PILLAT was born 30 March 1646 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Marie-Catherine died 23 July 1717 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Sebastien married (3) Marie-Marguerite LARIVIERE 2 June 1722 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Marguerite LARIVIERE was born 8 August 1684 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Marguerite died 7 May 1756 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Pierre RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Marie-Anne MOUSSEAU.

Sebastien BRISSON dit LAROCHE died 29 August 1747 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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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