Jeanne
BRIEN dite DESROCHES
(b.
19 September 1717
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
27 July 1785
,
Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 19 September 1717 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES was the child of François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER (maternal) Joseph LEMIRE and Jeanne-Françoise NORMANDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jeanne married Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 18 October 1734 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 20 September 1708 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Michel died 12 August 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Jean BRISSET and Marie-Catherine LESIEUR.
Jeanne married (2) Joseph PRUD'HOMME 21 September 1767 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph PRUD'HOMME was born 11 November 1713 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph died 25 August 1788 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste PRUD'HOMME and Marie-Anne MORIN.
Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES died 27 July 1785 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Jeanne appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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