Marguerite BRIEN dite DESROCHES

(b. abt. 1732 , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 August 1775 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born abt. 1732 in Québec Province, Canada

Marguerite BRIEN dite DESROCHES was the child of Seraphin BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Ursule REGEAS dite LAPRADE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER (maternal) Jean REGEAS dit LAPRADE and Marie JAMIN (JASMIN)

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste COULON 6 November 1752 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste COULON was born 27 July 1722 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Jean-Baptiste died 28 June 1769 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Jean-Baptiste was the child of René COULON dit MABRIAN and Geneviève VANIER dite LAFONTAINE.

Marguerite married (2) Pierre DARAGON dit LAFRANCE 10 June 1771 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was born 20 February 1731 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Pierre died 24 June 1791 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Pierre was the child of Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite BOURDON.

Marguerite BRIEN dite DESROCHES died 15 August 1775 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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