Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHERS

(b. 21 March 1725 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 5 March 1798 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHERS was born 21 March 1725 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHERS 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):

Louis married Suzanne CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE 14 February 1752 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE was born 5 February 1734 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Suzanne died 28 June 1763 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Suzanne was the child of Jacques CHEVAUDIER dit LÉPINE and Madeleine LANTHIER.

Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHERS died 5 March 1798 in L'Assomption, 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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Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHERS married

Suzanne CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE-- Date: 14 February 1752 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Suzanne CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE was the child of Jacques CHEVAUDIER dit LÉPINE and Madeleine LANTHIER

Children of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHERS and Suzanne CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE:

Louis-Ambroise BRIEN (b.23 November 1756, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 6 January 1814, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Elisabeth BELEC 15 April 1799 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

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1725 Birth
21 March 1725
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1752 Marriage / Partner
Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHERS and Suzanne CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE 14 February 1752, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 26 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Louis-Ambroise BRIEN was born 23 November 1756, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Louis was 31 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.

1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Suzanne CHEVAUDIER dite LÉPINE died 28 June 1763, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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.