Louis
BRIEN dit DESROCHES
(b.
9 July 1682
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
25 September 1771
,
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 9 July 1682 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES was the child of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel BOUVIER and Mathurine DESBORDESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Catherine DESROCHES 24 April 1718 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine DESROCHES was born 10 April 1697 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Catherine died 24 December 1775 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Catherine was the child of Nicolas DESROCHES and Jeanne PERTHUIS.
Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 25 September 1771 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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