Julien BRIEN dit DESROCHES

(b. 2 July 1700 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1773 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Julien BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 2 July 1700 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Julien BRIEN dit DESROCHES was the child of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel BOUVIER and Mathurine DESBORDES

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Julien married Marie-Charlotte DALPE dite PARISEAU 17 August 1727 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Charlotte DALPE dite PARISEAU was born 17 November 1705 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Charlotte died 21 July 1773 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Charlotte was the child of François DALPE dit PARISEAU and Marie-Catherine-Thérèse HAYET.

Julien BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 20 January 1773 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, 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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Julien BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Marie-Charlotte DALPE dite PARISEAU-- Date: 17 August 1727 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
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Marie-Charlotte DALPE dite PARISEAU was the child of François DALPE dit PARISEAU and Marie-Catherine-Thérèse HAYET

Children of Julien BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Charlotte DALPE dite PARISEAU:

Marie-Louise BRIEN (b.4 July 1728, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )

Louis BRIEN (b.20 January 1730, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )

Marie-Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHERS (b.4 April 1731, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 January 1810, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne SENECAL 28 January 1754 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES (b.7 January 1738, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1802, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Thérèse MALEPART 7 January 1760 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Catherine BRIEN (b.3 November 1743, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 8 April 1819, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph LACOSTE 21 June 1762 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1700 Birth
2 July 1700
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage / Partner
Julien BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Charlotte DALPE dite PARISEAU 17 August 1727, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 27 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BRIEN was born 4 July 1728, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Julien was 28 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Louis BRIEN was born 20 January 1730, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Julien was 29 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was born 4 April 1731, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Julien was 30 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 7 January 1738, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Julien was 37 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine BRIEN was born 3 November 1743, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Julien was 43 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHERS married 28 January 1754, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Etienne SENECAL

1760 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES married 7 January 1760 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Thérèse MALEPART

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine BRIEN married 21 June 1762, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Joseph LACOSTE

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.