Thérèse
BRIEN dite DESROCHES
(b.
9 March 1738
,
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
d.
4 October 1789
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 9 March 1738 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES was the child of Seraphin BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Ursule REGEAS dite LAPRADE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER (maternal) Jean REGEAS dit LAPRADE and Marie JAMIN (JASMIN)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thérèse married Étienne COUTU (COTTU) 23 April 1759 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Étienne COUTU (COTTU) was born 6 January 1712 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Étienne died 23 March 1786 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Étienne was the child of François COUTU (COTTU) and Louise LESIEGE.
Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES died 4 October 1789 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Thérèse 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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