François BRIEN dit DESROCHES

(b. abt. 1785 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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François BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born abt. 1785 in Québec Province, Canada

François BRIEN dit DESROCHES was the child of Louis-Joachim BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Madeleine LAPERCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Agathe GOULET

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

François married Judith JANOT 4 October 1808 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Judith JANOT was born 23 March 1791 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Judith was the child of Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR and Madeleine RICHARD.

Occupation

François BRIEN dit DESROCHES was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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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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François BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Judith JANOT-- Date: 4 October 1808 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Judith JANOT was the child of Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR and Madeleine RICHARD

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