Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born

24 July 1724 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

6 July 1786 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES

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Born: 24 July 1724 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Father

François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother

Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE

Grandparents of Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Paternal grandparents

Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES Suzanne BOUVIER

Maternal grandparents

Joseph LEMIRE Jeanne-Françoise NORMAND

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

Pierre married Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS 3 February 1749 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS was born 1 February 1728 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Marie-Françoise died 8 January 1785 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of Jacques DESMARAIS and Marie-Louise PROVOST (PREVOST).

Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 6 July 1786 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 3 February 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS was the child of Jacques DESMARAIS and Marie-Louise PROVOST (PREVOST)

Children of Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS

Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 23 December 1749, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 21 November 1810, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Louis-Amable BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 21 August 1755, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Francois-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 24 February 1757, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Died: 19 September 1846, Saint-Jacques, Canada East

Marie-Josephte BRIEN dite DESROCHES

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph-Benoni BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 17 June 1765, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1724
24 July 1724
Varennes, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS 3 February 1749 , Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 23 December 1749, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 25 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Louis-Amable BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 21 August 1755, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Francois-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 24 February 1757, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph-Benoni BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 17 June 1765, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 40 years old.

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.