Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES

(b. 30 November 1717 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1793 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 30 November 1717 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES was the child of Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite DESROCHES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER (maternal) Jean DESROCHES and Marie BEAUCHAMP

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Jean-Hyacinthe married Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX) 3 February 1740 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX) was born 6 November 1720 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine died 5 November 1802 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Madeleine was the child of François COITEUX (COITOU) and Françoise VIGER.

Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 1 October 1793 in Varennes, 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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Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX)-- Date: 3 February 1740 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX) was the child of François COITEUX (COITOU) and Françoise VIGER

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Children of Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX):

Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES (b.12 January 1755, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 26 September 1799, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite REEVES dite LANGLOIS 19 June 1775 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1717 Birth
30 November 1717
Varennes, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX) 3 February 1740, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 12 January 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Hyacinthe was 37 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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES married 19 June 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marguerite REEVES dite LANGLOIS

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.