Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born

25 July 1720 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

30 July 1808 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES

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Born: 25 July 1720 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Father

François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother

Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE

Grandparents of Francois 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):

Francois married Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE 29 October 1743 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE was born 25 August 1723 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Marie-Louise died 1 November 1810 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Jacques FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE and Anne MONET.

Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 30 July 1808 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE
Marriage date: 29 October 1743
Marriage place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE was the child of Jacques FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE and Anne MONET

Children of Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE

Francois BRIEN

Born: 16 September 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Louis-Joachim BRIEN

Born: 18 March 1748, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 16 December 1831, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte THOUIN 7 August 1775 Place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis-Barthelemy BRIEN

Born: 8 February 1750, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 21 November 1799, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Marie-Madeleine-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHERS

Born: 24 November 1751, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 13 November 1841, L'Assomption, Canada East

Married: Joseph PRUD'HOMME 1 October 1770 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis-Bonaventure BRIEN

Born: 28 October 1753, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 17 October 1805, Varennes, Lower Canada

Francois-Jacques BRIEN dit DESROCHERS

Born: 20 February 1756, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Cecile-Francoise OLIVIER 22 January 1781 Place: Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHERS

Born: 24 August 1761, Varennes, Canada
Died: ,

Louis-Alexis BRIEN

Born: 2 April 1767, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Louis-Joseph BRIEN

Born: 10 November 1768, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 November 1844, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Francois's Québec records.

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 — 1720
25 July 1720
Varennes, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE 29 October 1743 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 23 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Francois BRIEN was born 16 September 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Francois was 24 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Louis-Joachim BRIEN was born 18 March 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 27 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Louis-Barthelemy BRIEN was born 8 February 1750, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 29 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was born 24 November 1751, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 31 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Louis-Bonaventure BRIEN was born 28 October 1753, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 33 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Francois-Jacques BRIEN dit DESROCHERS was born 20 February 1756, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Francois was 35 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was born 24 August 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 41 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Louis-Alexis BRIEN was born 2 April 1767, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 46 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph BRIEN was born 10 November 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 48 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHERS married 1 October 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph PRUD'HOMME

1775 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joachim BRIEN married 7 August 1775 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada to Charlotte THOUIN

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Francois-Jacques BRIEN dit DESROCHERS married 22 January 1781, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Cecile-Francoise OLIVIER

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)