Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES

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26 February 1761 , Varennes, Canada

Died

19 June 1828 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES Thérèse MALEPART

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Born: 26 February 1761 in Varennes, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother: Thérèse MALEPART

Paternal grandparents: Julien BRIEN dit DESROCHES , Marie-Charlotte DALPE dite PARISEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MALEPART dit TOURANGEAU , Marie-Thérèse DUBE

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Jean-Baptiste married Archange SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE 5 November 1781 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Archange SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE was born 2 October 1766 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Archange died 15 November 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Archange was the child of Joseph SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE and Archange CHAPUT.

Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 19 June 1828 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Archange SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE
Marriage date: 5 November 1781
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Archange SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE was the child of Joseph SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE and Archange CHAPUT

Children of Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Archange SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE

Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise LAROCHE 29 July 1805 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1761
26 February 1761
Varennes, Canada

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.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Archange SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE 5 November 1781, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 20 years old.