Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born

18 November 1713 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

11 July 1754 , Varennes, Canada, New France

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Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES Marguerite DESROCHES

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Born: 18 November 1713 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother: Marguerite DESROCHES

Paternal grandparents: Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES , Suzanne BOUVIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean DESROCHES , Marie BEAUCHAMP

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Urbain married Madeleine COITEUX 3 February 1739 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine COITEUX was born 25 June 1723 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Madeleine died 15 October 1782 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste COITEUX and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS.

Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 11 July 1754 in Varennes, 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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Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Madeleine COITEUX
Marriage date: 3 February 1739
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Madeleine COITEUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste COITEUX and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

Children of Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Madeleine COITEUX

Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 2 June 1741, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 31 May 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Thérèse VENNE (VOYNE) 4 February 1765 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 14 April 1743, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: ,

Married: Genevieve DALPE dite PARISEAU 26 January 1767 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1713
18 November 1713
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Madeleine COITEUX 3 February 1739 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 25 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 2 June 1741, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Urbain was 27 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Joseph BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 14 April 1743, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Urbain was 29 years old.

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