Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born

9 July 1682 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

25 September 1771 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 9 July 1682 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Father

Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother

Suzanne BOUVIER

Grandparents of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES

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Maternal grandparents

Michel BOUVIER Mathurine DESBORDES

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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, Canada, New France* . Catherine died 24 December 1775 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . 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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Catherine DESROCHES
Marriage date: 24 April 1718
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Catherine DESROCHES was the child of Nicolas DESROCHES and Jeanne PERTHUIS

Children of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Catherine DESROCHES

Angélique-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES

Born: 3 June 1720, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1757, L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph FISSIAU 23 October 1747 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES

Born: 10 February 1722, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 21 February 1799, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Louis DUFAULT 30 April 1741 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHERS

Born: 21 March 1725, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 5 March 1798, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Suzanne CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE 14 February 1752 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Louis's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1682
9 July 1682
Montréal, Canada, New France

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Catherine DESROCHES 24 April 1718, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 35 years old.

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

1720 Birth of Child
Angélique-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 3 June 1720, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis was 37 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 10 February 1722, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis was 39 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHERS was born 21 March 1725, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Louis was 42 years old.

1741 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES married 30 April 1741, L'Assomption, Canada, New France to Louis DUFAULT

1747 Marriage of Child
Angélique-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES married 23 October 1747 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France to Joseph FISSIAU

1752 Marriage of Child
Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHERS married 14 February 1752, L'Assomption, Canada, New France to Suzanne CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE

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

1757 Death of Child
Angélique-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES died 5 June 1757, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 74 years old.

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.

Death — 1771
25 September 1771
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 89.

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