Marie
BRIEN dite DESROCHES
(b.
22 October 1768
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
12 April 1810
,
Boucherville, Lower Canada
)
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Marie BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 22 October 1768 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie BRIEN dite DESROCHES was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Thérèse MALEPART and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Charlotte DALPE dite PARISEAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MALEPART dit TOURANGEAU and Marie-Thérèse DUBESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Louis LUSSIER 26 October 1789 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Louis LUSSIER was born 1 February 1767 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louis died 16 August 1837 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louis was the child of Christophe LUSSIER and Marie-Reine DESMARAIS.
Marie BRIEN dite DESROCHES died 12 April 1810 in Boucherville, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie 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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