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Marie-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHES was the child of Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Elisabeth-Isabelle 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):
Marie-Amable married Joseph-Amable GERVAIS 27 May 1754 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Joseph-Amable GERVAIS was born 1 June 1730 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Joseph-Amable died 14 February 1810 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Joseph-Amable was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT.
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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Joseph-Amable GERVAIS-- Date: 27 May 1754 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Joseph-Amable GERVAIS was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT
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Joseph-Amable GERVAIS-- Date: 27 May 1754 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* Joseph-Amable GERVAIS was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT
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1754 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHES and Joseph-Amable GERVAIS 27 May 1754, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
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