Josephe BREILLARD (BREARD) dite LAROCHE

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9 June 1751 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

25 February 1790 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Mathurin BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE Marie-Charlotte LEMOINE

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Born: 9 June 1751 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Mathurin BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE

Mother: Marie-Charlotte LEMOINE

Paternal grandparents: Amable BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE , Marie LAFOND

Maternal grandparents: Jacques LEMOINE , Marie-Angélique GUILLET

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Josephe married Louis GIRARD 23 January 1769 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis GIRARD was born 24 August 1740 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louis died 5 August 1823 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Louis was the child of Louis-Joseph GIRARD and Josephte SENECAL.

Josephe BREILLARD (BREARD) dite LAROCHE died 25 February 1790 in Varennes, Province of Québec, 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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Josephe BREILLARD (BREARD) dite LAROCHE married

Louis GIRARD
Marriage date: 23 January 1769
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis GIRARD was the child of Louis-Joseph GIRARD and Josephte SENECAL

Children of Louis GIRARD and Josephe BREILLARD (BREARD) dite LAROCHE

Louis GIRARD

Born: 19 December 1769, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Desanges FONTAINE dite BIENVENU 23 October 1797 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine-Adrien GIRARD

Born: 9 September 1775, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 November 1851, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Marie-Louise CHAGNON 16 February 1801 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1751
9 June 1751
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Josephe BREILLARD (BREARD) dite LAROCHE and Louis GIRARD 23 January 1769, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 17 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Louis GIRARD was born 19 December 1769, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Josephe was 18 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Antoine-Adrien GIRARD was born 9 September 1775, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Josephe was 24 years old.

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.