Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born

abt. 1784 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

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Born: abt. 1784 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Father

Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother

Archange SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE

Grandparents of Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES Thérèse MALEPART

Maternal grandparents

Joseph SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE Archange CHAPUT

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Michel married Marie-Louise LAROCHE 29 July 1805 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise LAROCHE was born abt. 1784 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE and Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Marie-Louise LAROCHE
Marriage date: 29 July 1805
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise LAROCHE was the child of Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE and Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

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Children of Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Louise LAROCHE

Angelique BRIEN dite DESROCHES

Born: abt. 1809, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph LUSSIER 25 October 1830 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Michel's Québec records.

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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