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Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 12 December 1717 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES was the child of Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES   and   Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER (maternal)  Jean DESROCHES and Marie BEAUCHAMP

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Pierre  married  Madeleine LAUZON 12 January 1739 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Madeleine LAUZON  was born 28 May 1719 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*.  Madeleine died 24 May 1749 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*.  Madeleine was the child of Paul LAUZON and Marie-Anne QUENNEVILLE.

Pierre  married  (2) Marguerite DUCLOS 7 June 1751 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marguerite DUCLOS  was born 9 April 1734 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe).  Marguerite died 25 February 1769 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles).  Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUCLOS and Angélique LEHOUX dite LALIBERTÉ.

Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 15 December 1779 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* .
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Did You Know? 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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Did You Know? 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)

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES

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Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES married flag female ancestor Madeleine LAUZON-- Date: 12 January 1739 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Madeleine LAUZON was the child of Paul LAUZON and Marie-Anne QUENNEVILLE




Children of Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Madeleine LAUZON:




Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES married flag female ancestor Marguerite DUCLOS-- Date: 7 June 1751  Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Marguerite DUCLOS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUCLOS and Angélique LEHOUX dite LALIBERTÉ




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birth1717 Birth
12 December 1717
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
marriage1739 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Madeleine LAUZON 12 January 1739, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 21 years old.
1744 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 30 June 1744, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Pierre was 26 years old.
1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine LAUZON died 24 May 1749, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
marriage1751 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite DUCLOS 7 June 1751 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 33 years old.
1758 Birth of Child
Marie BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 12 March 1758, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Pierre was 40 years old.
marriage1762 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BRIEN dite DESROCHES married 5 July 1762, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Joseph MATHIEU dit LAMANQUE
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DUCLOS died 25 February 1769, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
News1775 - 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.
marriage1777 Marriage of Child
Marie BRIEN dite DESROCHES married 14 April 1777, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Dominique CHARTIER dit ROBERT
death1779 Death
15 December 1779
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He died at the age of 62.
Added: 1/9/2015 12:51:08 PM - Updated: 7/7/2019 9:42:52 AM

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