Louis
BRIEN dit DESROCHES
(b.
24 April 1656
,
La Chapelle-Caro, France
d.
17 June 1708
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
)
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BRIEN dit DESROCHES Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 24 April 1656 in La Chapelle-Caro, France
Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES was the child of ? and ?Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1681.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Suzanne BOUVIER 19 April 1681 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Suzanne BOUVIER was born 24 June 1664 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Suzanne died 19 April 1736 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Suzanne was the child of Michel BOUVIER and Mathurine DESBORDES.
Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 17 June 1708 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
son of Julien Elie Brien and Jeanne Liou
Details of the family tree of Louis appear below.
Occupation
Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES was a Maitre tailleur d'habits.
It was in the year 1588 that the occupation of tailleur d’habits, or tailor, appeared in France. The tailleur d’habits referred to a tailor who made all items of clothing for men and women. In 1675, Louis XIV decided that women could also make clothing, but that they would be called couturières, or seamstresses, have their own guild, and could only make clothes for women and girls. In a nutshell, the tailor would cut, sew, make & sell clothing.
Source: tfcq.ca
Stitching Through Time: A Tailleur's Tale in 18th Century New France
Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES was a Maitre tailleur d'habits.
It was in the year 1588 that the occupation of tailleur d’habits, or tailor, appeared in France. The tailleur d’habits referred to a tailor who made all items of clothing for men and women. In 1675, Louis XIV decided that women could also make clothing, but that they would be called couturières, or seamstresses, have their own guild, and could only make clothes for women and girls. In a nutshell, the tailor would cut, sew, make & sell clothing.
Source: tfcq.ca
Stitching Through Time: A Tailleur's Tale in 18th Century New France
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)
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