Jean-Baptiste REGNIER dit BRION

Born

15 January 1726 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

26 June 1794 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Jean REGNIER Marie-Françoise MONET

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Born: 15 January 1726 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Jean REGNIER

Mother: Marie-Françoise MONET

Maternal grandparents: Antoine MONET , Françoise HURTAULT

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Jean-Baptiste married Therese DESROCHES 24 November 1755 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese DESROCHES was born 26 January 1727 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Therese died 23 May 1764 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Therese was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROCHES and Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE.

Jean-Baptiste REGNIER dit BRION died 26 June 1794 in Chambly, Lower 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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Therese DESROCHES
Marriage date: 24 November 1755
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Therese DESROCHES was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROCHES and Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE

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Marie-Thérèse REGNIER dite BRION (BRIGNON)

Born: 17 December 1762, Chambly, Canada
Died: 9 April 1794, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre PARENT 18 July 1785 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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Birth — 1726
15 January 1726
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste REGNIER dit BRION and Therese DESROCHES 24 November 1755, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 29 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse REGNIER dite BRION (BRIGNON) was born 17 December 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Therese DESROCHES died 23 May 1764, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse REGNIER dite BRION (BRIGNON) married 18 July 1785, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Pierre PARENT

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

Death — 1794
26 June 1794
Chambly, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 68.

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