Urbain
BRIEN dit DESROCHES
(b.
18 November 1713
,
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
11 July 1754
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
)
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Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 18 November 1713 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES was the child of Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite DESROCHES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER (maternal) Jean DESROCHES and Marie BEAUCHAMPSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Urbain married Madeleine COITEUX 3 February 1739 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine COITEUX was born 25 June 1723 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Madeleine died 15 October 1782 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste COITEUX and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS.
Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 11 July 1754 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Urbain appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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