Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born

10 February 1686 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

15 July 1754 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES Suzanne BOUVIER

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Born: 10 February 1686 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother: Suzanne BOUVIER

Maternal grandparents: Michel BOUVIER , Mathurine DESBORDES

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Urbain married Marguerite DESROCHES 21 April 1711 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite DESROCHES was born 28 September 1692 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marguerite died 5 June 1762 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marguerite was the child of Jean DESROCHES and Marie BEAUCHAMP.

Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 15 July 1754 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .
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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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Marguerite DESROCHES
Marriage date: 21 April 1711
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marguerite DESROCHES was the child of Jean DESROCHES and Marie BEAUCHAMP

Children of Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite DESROCHES

Joseph BRIEN

Born: 29 April 1712, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 20 December 1743, Varennes, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine COITEUX 23 May 1735 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 18 November 1713, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 11 July 1754, Varennes, Canada, New France

Married: Madeleine COITEUX 3 February 1739 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 30 November 1717, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 1 October 1793, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX) 3 February 1740 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1686
10 February 1686
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1711 Marriage / Partner
Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite DESROCHES 21 April 1711, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 25 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Joseph BRIEN was born 29 April 1712, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Urbain was 26 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 18 November 1713, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Urbain was 27 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 30 November 1717, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Urbain was 31 years old.

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

1735 Marriage of Child
Joseph BRIEN married 23 May 1735, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Catherine COITEUX

1739 Marriage of Child
Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES married 3 February 1739 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Madeleine COITEUX

1740 Marriage of Child
Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES married 3 February 1740, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX)