Joseph-Michel
BRIEN dit DESROCHES
(b.
12 January 1755
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
26 September 1799
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
)
Am I Your Ancestor?
BRIEN dit DESROCHES Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 12 January 1755 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES was the child of Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite DESROCHES (maternal) François COITEUX (COITOU) and Françoise VIGERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Michel married Marguerite REEVES dite LANGLOIS 19 June 1775 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite REEVES dite LANGLOIS was born 21 October 1752 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite died 18 July 1822 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marguerite was the child of Joseph REEVES and Catherine PERRAULT dite ST-PIERRE.
Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 26 September 1799 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph-Michel 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)
Find out more about Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES.
Sign In or
Join for FREE! to see the details!
Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card or personal information.
Unique Gift Ideas and Genealogy Resources From or Related to Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
