Emilie
BRIEN dite DESROCHERS
(b.
abt. 1830
,
d.
19 June 1909
,
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada
)
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Emilie BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was born abt. 1830
Emilie BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Emilie married Thomas CONTANT 29 September 1863 in Saint-Jacques, Canada East . Thomas CONTANT was born 17 February 1835 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Thomas died 8 September 1912 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Thomas was the child of Laurent CONTANT and Elisabeth CHAPUT.
Emilie BRIEN dite DESROCHERS died 19 June 1909 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada.
daughter of Joseph Brien dit Desrochers and Elisabeth Riopel
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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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