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 PERTHUIS

Spouse(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.
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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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Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES married

Louis DUFAULT-- Date: 30 April 1741 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Louis DUFAULT was the child of François DUFAULT and Marie-Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT)

Children of Louis DUFAULT and Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES:

Louis-Francois DUFAULT (b.13 February 1742, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1826, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)
m. Helene FOREST 14 September 1767 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Amable DUFAULT (b.20 August 1743, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 30 July 1764 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1722 Birth
10 February 1722
Varennes, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
Françoise-Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES and Louis DUFAULT 30 April 1741, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 19 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Louis-Francois DUFAULT was born 13 February 1742, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Françoise-Elisabeth was 20 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Amable DUFAULT was born 20 August 1743, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Françoise-Elisabeth was 21 years old.

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

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Amable DUFAULT married 30 July 1764, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN

1767 Marriage of Child
Louis-Francois DUFAULT married 14 September 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Helene FOREST

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.

1783 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis DUFAULT died 11 December 1783, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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)

1799 Death
21 February 1799
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 77.

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