Jean-Baptiste
BRIEN dit DESROCHES
(b.
14 February 1693
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
13 December 1771
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 14 February 1693 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES was the child of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel BOUVIER and Mathurine DESBORDESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 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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