Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES

(b. 19 September 1717 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 27 July 1785 , Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 19 September 1717 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES was the child of François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER (maternal) Joseph LEMIRE and Jeanne-Françoise NORMAND

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Jeanne married Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 18 October 1734 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 20 September 1708 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Michel died 12 August 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Jean BRISSET and Marie-Catherine LESIEUR.

Jeanne married (2) Joseph PRUD'HOMME 21 September 1767 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph PRUD'HOMME was born 11 November 1713 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph died 25 August 1788 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste PRUD'HOMME and Marie-Anne MORIN.

Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES died 27 July 1785 in Saint-Sulpice, 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 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES

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Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES married

Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE)-- Date: 18 October 1734 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was the child of Jean BRISSET and Marie-Catherine LESIEUR

Children of Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) and Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES:

Michel BRISSETTE (b.18 December 1735, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Madeleine PELLETIER 23 June 1760 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Amable BRISSET (BRISSETTE) (b.6 January 1738, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1794, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise CHEVALIER 4 April 1758 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES married

Joseph PRUD'HOMME-- Date: 21 September 1767 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph PRUD'HOMME was the child of Jean-Baptiste PRUD'HOMME and Marie-Anne MORIN

Children of Joseph PRUD'HOMME and Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES:

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1717 Birth
19 September 1717
Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES and Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 18 October 1734, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 17 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Michel BRISSETTE was born 18 December 1735, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jeanne was 18 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Amable BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 6 January 1738, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jeanne was 20 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Amable BRISSET (BRISSETTE) married 4 April 1758, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise CHEVALIER

1760 Marriage of Child
Michel BRISSETTE married 23 June 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Madeleine PELLETIER

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
Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) died 12 August 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1767 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES and Joseph PRUD'HOMME 21 September 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 50 years old.

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.