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  (b. 5 May 1702 Montréal, Canada, New France   d. 3 June 1783 Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Seraphin BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 5 May 1702 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Seraphin BRIEN dit DESROCHES was the child of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES   and   Suzanne BOUVIER and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Michel BOUVIER and Mathurine DESBORDES

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Seraphin  married  Ursule REGEAS dite LAPRADE 25 February 1727 in Repentigny, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 3 children. Ursule REGEAS dite LAPRADE  was born abt. 1699 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Ursule died 4 December 1767 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Ursule was the child of Jean REGEAS dit LAPRADE and Marie JAMIN (JASMIN).

Seraphin BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 3 June 1783 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Did You Know? 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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birth1702 Birth
5 May 1702
Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1727 Marriage / Partner
Seraphin BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Ursule REGEAS dite LAPRADE 25 February 1727, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 24 years old.
1738 Birth of Child
Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 9 March 1738, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Seraphin was 35 years old.
1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 2 September 1740, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Seraphin was 38 years old.
marriage1752 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BRIEN dite DESROCHES married 6 November 1752, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste COULON
marriage1759 Marriage of Child
Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES married 23 April 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Étienne COUTU (COTTU)
marriage1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES married 15 June 1761, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste GABOURY
Kings and Queens1763 - 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule REGEAS dite LAPRADE died 4 December 1767, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
marriage1771 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BRIEN dite DESROCHES married 10 June 1771, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Pierre DARAGON dit LAFRANCE
1775 Death of Child
Marguerite BRIEN dite DESROCHES died 15 August 1775, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Seraphin was 73 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1777 Death of Child
Marie-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES died 7 August 1777, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Seraphin was 75 years old.
death1783 Death
3 June 1783
Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He died at the age of 81.
Added: 8/22/2019 1:45:50 PM - Updated: 5/30/2020 8:58:10 AM

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