Jean-Baptiste
BRIEN dit DESROCHERS
(b.
25 August 1756
,
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
d.
27 January 1828
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHERS was born 25 August 1756 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHERS was the child of Louis-Joachim BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Josephte SENECAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE (maternal) Adrien SENECAL and Marie-Angélique CHAPUTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Catherine LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 11 January 1785 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Catherine LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was born 18 June 1754 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Catherine died 4 May 1845 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Catherine was the child of François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse MAGEAU.
Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHERS died 27 January 1828 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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