Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES

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14 February 1693 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

13 December 1771 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES Suzanne BOUVIER

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Born: 14 February 1693 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother: Suzanne BOUVIER

Maternal grandparents: Michel BOUVIER , Mathurine DESBORDES

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne-Josephte VAUDRY 21 November 1736 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne-Josephte VAUDRY was born 30 May 1703 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Anne-Josephte died 9 March 1770 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne-Josephte was the child of Jacques VAUDRY and Marie-Françoise JOLY.

Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 13 December 1771 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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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Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Marie-Anne-Josephte VAUDRY
Marriage date: 21 November 1736
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Josephte VAUDRY was the child of Jacques VAUDRY and Marie-Françoise JOLY

Children of Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Anne-Josephte VAUDRY

Marie-Françoise BRIEN

Born: 16 July 1737, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste MENARD 24 November 1760 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 17 April 1739, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Françoise BOUVIER 12 August 1765 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 4 January 1743, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 17 April 1793, Mascouche, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Agathe HUBOULT dite DESLONGCHAMPS 30 January 1770 Place: Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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Birth — 1693
14 February 1693
Montréal, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Anne-Josephte VAUDRY 21 November 1736, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 43 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BRIEN was born 16 July 1737, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 17 April 1739, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jacques-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 4 January 1743, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean-Baptiste was 49 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise BRIEN married 24 November 1760, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste MENARD

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 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES married 12 August 1765, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Françoise BOUVIER

1770 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES married 30 January 1770, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Marie-Agathe HUBOULT dite DESLONGCHAMPS