Antoine-Bernard BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE

Born

4 January 1720 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

5 February 1779 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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Bernard BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE Marie-Catherine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ)

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Born: 4 January 1720 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Bernard BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE

Mother: Marie-Catherine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ)

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE , Marguerite DANDONNEAU dite LAJEUNESSE

Maternal grandparents: Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS , Jeanne ISABEL

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Antoine-Bernard married Marguerite DUTEAU abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite DUTEAU was born abt. 1730 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 15 August 1813 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marguerite was the child of Pierre DUTEAU dit VILANDRE and Marie-Françoise CASAUBON.

Antoine-Bernard BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE died 5 February 1779 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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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Antoine-Bernard BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE married

Marguerite DUTEAU
Marriage date: abt. 1750
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite DUTEAU was the child of Pierre DUTEAU dit VILANDRE and Marie-Françoise CASAUBON

Children of Antoine-Bernard BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE and Marguerite DUTEAU

Jean-Baptiste-Amable BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS

Born: 22 June 1752, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 21 August 1811, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève DANDONNEAU 24 January 1778 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Marie-Anne DÉSORCY dite LINCOUR 4 August 1783 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Pelagie BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite COURCHESNE

Born: 9 May 1757, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 17 November 1798, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre CRÉPEAU 8 May 1780 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Alexis BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE

Born: 19 March 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada
Died: 22 December 1832, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Agnes FAUTEUX 28 January 1782 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Pierre BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE

Born: 24 February 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 June 1847, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne DANDONNEAU 1 February 1790 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Married: Marie-Josephte BOURDELAIS 3 February 1806 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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Birth — 1720
4 January 1720
Sorel, Canada, New France

Baptism
Baptism found at Saint Pierre de Sorel, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Amable BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS was born 22 June 1752, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Antoine-Bernard was 32 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Pelagie BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite COURCHESNE was born 9 May 1757, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Antoine-Bernard was 37 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Alexis BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE was born 19 March 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Antoine-Bernard was 41 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Pierre BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE was born 24 February 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Antoine-Bernard was 45 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Amable BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS married 24 January 1778 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Geneviève DANDONNEAU