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 .
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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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Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES married

Étienne COUTU (COTTU)-- Date: 23 April 1759 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Étienne COUTU (COTTU) was the child of François COUTU (COTTU) and Louise LESIEGE

Children of Étienne COUTU (COTTU) and Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES:

François COUTU (b.11 October 1765, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 October 1822, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie PLOUFFE 5 February 1787 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Thérèse COUTU (b.8 April 1768, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François GILBERT dit COMTOIS 6 August 1787 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1738 Birth
9 March 1738
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES and Étienne COUTU (COTTU) 23 April 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 21 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.

1765 Birth of Child
François COUTU was born 11 October 1765, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Thérèse was 27 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Thérèse COUTU was born 8 April 1768, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Thérèse was 30 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Étienne COUTU (COTTU) died 23 March 1786, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1787 Marriage of Child
François COUTU married 5 February 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie PLOUFFE

1787 Marriage of Child
Thérèse COUTU married 6 August 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to François GILBERT dit COMTOIS

1789 Death
4 October 1789
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 51.

Added: 8/22/2019 1:47:58 PM - Updated: 9/8/2020 2:51:59 PM