Jacob BRIA dit LAROCHE

(b. 12 May 1804 , La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 7 February 1898 , Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada )

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Jacob BRIA dit LAROCHE was born 12 May 1804 in La Prairie, Lower Canada

Jacob BRIA dit LAROCHE was the child of Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Elisabeth NORMANDIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie-Anne SURPRENANT (maternal) Pierre NORMANDIN and Marie-Angélique MONET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacob married Marie-Josephte DENAULT 28 July 1823 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte DENAULT was born 25 August 1804 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre DENAULT and Josephte GIROUX.

Jacob BRIA dit LAROCHE died 7 February 1898 in Hemmingford, Quebec, 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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