Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE

(b. 18 May 1759 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 5 February 1831 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada )

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Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE was born 18 May 1759 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE was the child of Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE and Marie-Elisabeth REGEAS dite LAPRADE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE and Élisabeth-Isabelle PERRAULT (maternal) Jacques REGEAS dit LAPRADE and Isabelle-Marie-Elisabeth BAILLARGEON dite BOCAGE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Genevieve ROY 29 January 1781 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve ROY was born 11 October 1759 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Genevieve died 3 April 1836 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Genevieve was the child of Gabriel ROY and Josephte CLOUTIER.

Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE died 5 February 1831 in Lanoraie, 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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Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE married

Genevieve ROY-- Date: 29 January 1781 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve ROY was the child of Gabriel ROY and Josephte CLOUTIER

Children of Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE and Genevieve ROY:

Marie-Reine BREARD dite LAROCHE (b.abt. 1803, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Paul ROBILLARD dit LAMBERT 4 February 1823 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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1759 Birth
18 May 1759
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE and Genevieve ROY 29 January 1781, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 21 years old.

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)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine BREARD dite LAROCHE married 4 February 1823, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Paul ROBILLARD dit LAMBERT

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England