Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE

(b. abt. 1710 , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 December 1788 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada

Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE was the child of Amable BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie LAFOND and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LAFOND and Catherine SENECAL

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Charles married Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ 20 November 1736 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ was born 30 December 1716 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Anne died 29 May 1794 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Marie-Anne was the child of Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE.

Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE died 2 December 1788 in Longueuil, 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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Family and Children of Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE

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Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE married

Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ-- Date: 20 November 1736 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ was the child of Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Children of Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ:

Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE (b.1 August 1737, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 5 July 1776, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne SURPRENANT 11 August 1765 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Anne BREARD dite LAROCHE (b.abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre BRAY dit LABONTÉ 14 November 1753 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ 20 November 1736, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1737 Birth of Child
Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE was born 1 August 1737, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BREARD dite LAROCHE married 14 November 1753, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Pierre BRAY dit LABONTÉ

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 Marriage of Child
Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE married 11 August 1765, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Marie-Anne SURPRENANT

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.