Joseph BRIEN

(b. 29 April 1712 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 December 1743 , Varennes, Canada, New France )

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Joseph BRIEN was born 29 April 1712 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph BRIEN was the child of Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite DESROCHES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER (maternal) Jean DESROCHES and Marie BEAUCHAMP

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Joseph married Catherine COITEUX 23 May 1735 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Catherine COITEUX was born 9 May 1718 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Catherine died 15 December 1791 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste COITEUX and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS.

Joseph BRIEN died 20 December 1743 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
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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.

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