Joseph BRIEN dit DESROCHES

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

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Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES Madeleine COITEUX

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

Father: Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother: Madeleine COITEUX

Paternal grandparents: Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES , Marguerite DESROCHES

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste COITEUX , Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

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Joseph married Genevieve DALPE dite PARISEAU 26 January 1767 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Genevieve DALPE dite PARISEAU was born 20 September 1748 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Genevieve died 3 March 1829 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste DALPE dit PARISEAU and Marie-Madeleine SENECAL.

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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Genevieve DALPE dite PARISEAU
Marriage date: 26 January 1767
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve DALPE dite PARISEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste DALPE dit PARISEAU and Marie-Madeleine SENECAL

Children of Joseph BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Genevieve DALPE dite PARISEAU

Françoise BRIEN dite DESROCHERS

Born: abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Philippe JUNEAU dit LATULIPPE 16 February 1789 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Marie-Josephe BRIEN dite DESROCHERS

Born: 24 March 1780, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Simon SEGUIN 25 September 1797 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHERS

Born: 8 April 1782, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1743
14 April 1743
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Genevieve DALPE dite PARISEAU 26 January 1767 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 23 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was born 24 March 1780, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHERS was born 8 April 1782, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 39 years old.

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