Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born

30 November 1717 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

1 October 1793 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Jean-Hyacinthe married Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX) 3 February 1740 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX) was born 6 November 1720 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 5 November 1802 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of François COITEUX (COITOU) and Françoise VIGER .

Parents & Family of Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Parents of Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Father

Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother

Marguerite DESROCHES

Grandparents of Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Paternal grandparents

Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES Suzanne BOUVIER

Maternal grandparents

Jean DESROCHES Marie BEAUCHAMP

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX)
Marriage date: 3 February 1740
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX) was the child of François COITEUX (COITOU) and Françoise VIGER

Marriage notes:

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Children of Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX)

Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 12 January 1755, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 26 September 1799, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite REEVES dite LANGLOIS 19 June 1775 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean-Hyacinthe'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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Birth — 1717
30 November 1717
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX) 3 February 1740, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 12 January 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Hyacinthe was 37 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES married 19 June 1775, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite REEVES dite LANGLOIS

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.