Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES

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28 May 1766 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 April 1824 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES Françoise BOUVIER

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Born: 28 May 1766 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother: Françoise BOUVIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES , Marie-Anne-Josephte VAUDRY

Maternal grandparents: Michel BOUVIER , Catherine EMERY dite CODERRE

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Charlotte married Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR 1 May 1786 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR was born 28 July 1766 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Michel died 2 August 1846 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Michel was the child of Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR and Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE.

Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES died 15 April 1824 in Marieville, Rouville, 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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Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES married

Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR
Marriage date: 1 May 1786
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR was the child of Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR and Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE

Children of Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR and Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES

Charlotte LASNIER

Born: 3 May 1786, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis PONTON 30 July 1804 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

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Birth — 1766
28 May 1766
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES and Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR 1 May 1786, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Charlotte LASNIER was born 3 May 1786, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charlotte was 19 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Charlotte LASNIER married 30 July 1804, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir) to Louis PONTON

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England