Françoise-Elisabeth
BRIEN dite DESROCHES
(b.
10 February 1722
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
21 February 1799
,
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
)
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Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 10 February 1722 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES was the child of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Catherine DESROCHES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER (maternal) Nicolas DESROCHES and Jeanne PERTHUISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Françoise-Elisabeth married Louis DUFAULT 30 April 1741 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis DUFAULT was born 14 September 1721 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Louis died 11 December 1783 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Louis was the child of François DUFAULT and Marie-Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT).
Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES died 21 February 1799 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Françoise-Elisabeth 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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