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Louis-Joachim BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 20 February 1722 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Louis-Joachim BRIEN dit 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 NORMANDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis-Joachim married Marie-Thérèse HAYET 17 February 1749 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Marie-Thérèse HAYET was born 12 April 1721 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Thérèse died 15 March 1750 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Louis HAYET dit ST-MALO and Madeleine EMERY dite CODERRE.
Louis-Joachim married (2) Josephte SENECAL 3 June 1751 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte SENECAL was born 15 February 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephte was the child of Adrien SENECAL and Marie-Angélique CHAPUT.
Louis-Joachim married (3) Madeleine LAPERCHE 31 March 1761 in L'Assomption, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine LAPERCHE was born 21 March 1734 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Madeleine died 18 March 1783 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Agathe GOULET.
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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