Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES

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17 April 1739 , Repentigny, Canada, New France

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Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES Marie-Anne-Josephte VAUDRY

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

Father: Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother: Marie-Anne-Josephte VAUDRY

Paternal grandparents: Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES , Suzanne BOUVIER

Maternal grandparents: Jacques VAUDRY , Marie-Françoise JOLY

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Jean-Baptiste married Françoise BOUVIER 12 August 1765 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise BOUVIER was born 8 October 1730 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Françoise died 18 April 1802 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Françoise was the child of Michel BOUVIER and Catherine EMERY dite CODERRE.

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

Françoise BOUVIER
Marriage date: 12 August 1765
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise BOUVIER was the child of Michel BOUVIER and Catherine EMERY dite CODERRE

Children of Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Françoise BOUVIER

Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES

Born: 28 May 1766, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 April 1824, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Married: Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR 1 May 1786 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHERS

Born: 17 October 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 October 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève HUOT 19 October 1795 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1739
17 April 1739
Repentigny, Canada, New France

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Françoise BOUVIER 12 August 1765, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 28 May 1766, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHERS was born 17 October 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

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