Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE

(b. 1 August 1737 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 5 July 1776 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE was born 1 August 1737 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE was the child of Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Amable BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie LAFOND (maternal) Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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Louis married Marie-Anne SURPRENANT 11 August 1765 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT was born 14 January 1738 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne died 6 February 1812 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT.

Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE died 5 July 1776 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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Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE married

Marie-Anne SURPRENANT-- Date: 11 August 1765 Place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT was the child of Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT

Children of Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie-Anne SURPRENANT:

Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE (b.2 March 1774, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 March 1845, Boucherville, Canada East )
m. Elisabeth NORMANDIN 19 September 1796 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1737 Birth
1 August 1737
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie-Anne SURPRENANT 11 August 1765, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 28 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE was born 2 March 1774, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Louis was 36 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.