Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born

31 March 1684 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

23 January 1762 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada

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Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES Suzanne BOUVIER

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Born: 31 March 1684 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother: Suzanne BOUVIER

Maternal grandparents: Michel BOUVIER , Mathurine DESBORDES

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Pierre married Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES 20 July 1711 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES was born 9 November 1694 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Elisabeth-Isabelle died 6 December 1733 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Jean DESROCHES and Marie BEAUCHAMP.

Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 23 January 1762 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, 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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Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES
Marriage date: 20 July 1711
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES was the child of Jean DESROCHES and Marie BEAUCHAMP

Children of Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES

Louis-Hector BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 28 August 1715, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 20 March 1777, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Angélique QUEVILLON 3 April 1742 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 12 December 1717, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 15 December 1779, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*

Married: Madeleine LAUZON 12 January 1739 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Married: Marguerite DUCLOS 7 June 1751 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHERS

Born: 19 October 1719, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 5 October 1800, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Barbe COITEUX 12 January 1750 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHES

Born: abt. 1733, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Amable GERVAIS 27 May 1754 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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Birth — 1684
31 March 1684
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1711 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES 20 July 1711, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 27 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Louis-Hector BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 28 August 1715, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 12 December 1717, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHERS was born 19 October 1719, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES died 6 December 1733, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1739 Marriage of Child
Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES married 12 January 1739, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)* to Madeleine LAUZON

1742 Marriage of Child
Louis-Hector BRIEN dit DESROCHES married 3 April 1742 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)* to Angélique QUEVILLON

1750 Marriage of Child
Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHERS married 12 January 1750, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Marie-Barbe COITEUX

1751 Marriage of Child
Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES married 7 June 1751 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Marguerite DUCLOS

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHES married 27 May 1754, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Joseph-Amable GERVAIS

Death — 1762
23 January 1762
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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