Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES

(b. 25 July 1720 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 30 July 1808 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 25 July 1720 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES was the child of François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER (maternal) Joseph LEMIRE and Jeanne-Françoise NORMAND

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Francois married Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE 29 October 1743 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE was born 25 August 1723 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Louise died 1 November 1810 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise was the child of Jacques FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE and Anne MONET.

Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 30 July 1808 in Varennes, Lower 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 Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES

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Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE-- Date: 29 October 1743 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE was the child of Jacques FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE and Anne MONET

Children of Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE:

Francois BRIEN (b.16 September 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Louis-Joachim BRIEN (b.18 March 1748, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 16 December 1831, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Charlotte THOUIN 7 August 1775 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Louis-Barthelemy BRIEN (b.8 February 1750, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 21 November 1799, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)

Marie-Madeleine-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHERS (b.24 November 1751, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 13 November 1841, L'Assomption, Canada East )
m. Joseph PRUD'HOMME 1 October 1770 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis-Bonaventure BRIEN (b.28 October 1753, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1805, Varennes, Lower Canada )

Francois-Jacques BRIEN dit DESROCHERS (b.20 February 1756, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )
m. Marie-Cecile-Francoise OLIVIER 22 January 1781 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Marie-Anne-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHERS (b.24 August 1761, Varennes, Canada d. , )

Louis-Alexis BRIEN (b.2 April 1767, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Louis-Joseph BRIEN (b.10 November 1768, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 November 1844, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East)

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1720 Birth
25 July 1720
Varennes, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE 29 October 1743 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 23 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Francois BRIEN was born 16 September 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Francois was 24 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Louis-Joachim BRIEN was born 18 March 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 27 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Louis-Barthelemy BRIEN was born 8 February 1750, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 29 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was born 24 November 1751, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 31 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Louis-Bonaventure BRIEN was born 28 October 1753, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 33 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Francois-Jacques BRIEN dit DESROCHERS was born 20 February 1756, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Francois was 35 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Amable BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was born 24 August 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 41 years old.

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Louis-Alexis BRIEN was born 2 April 1767, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 46 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph BRIEN was born 10 November 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francois was 48 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHERS married 1 October 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joseph PRUD'HOMME

1775 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joachim BRIEN married 7 August 1775 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Charlotte THOUIN

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Francois-Jacques BRIEN dit DESROCHERS married 22 January 1781, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Marie-Cecile-Francoise OLIVIER

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)