Marie-Madeleine-Louise
BRIEN dite DESROCHERS
(b.
24 November 1751
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
13 November 1841
,
L'Assomption, Canada East
)
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Marie-Madeleine-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was born 24 November 1751 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was the child of Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE (maternal) Jacques FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE and Anne MONETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Madeleine-Louise married Joseph PRUD'HOMME 1 October 1770 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph PRUD'HOMME was born 3 July 1748 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Joseph died 17 May 1807 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Joseph was the child of Charles PRUD'HOMME and Marie-Josephte BOULARD.
Marie-Madeleine-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHERS died 13 November 1841 in L'Assomption, Canada East .
m. Prud'homme Joseph
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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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