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 BEAUCHAMP

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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 .
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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.

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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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES

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Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Madeleine COITEUX-- Date: 3 February 1739 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Madeleine COITEUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste COITEUX and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

Children of Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Madeleine COITEUX:

Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES (b.2 June 1741, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 31 May 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Thérèse VENNE (VOYNE) 4 February 1765 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph BRIEN dit DESROCHES (b.14 April 1743, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )
m. Genevieve DALPE dite PARISEAU 26 January 1767 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1713 Birth
18 November 1713
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Madeleine COITEUX 3 February 1739 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 25 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 2 June 1741, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Urbain was 27 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Joseph BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 14 April 1743, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Urbain was 29 years old.

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