Louis-Hector BRIEN dit DESROCHES

(b. 28 August 1715 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 20 March 1777 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis-Hector BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 28 August 1715 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Louis-Hector 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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Louis-Hector married Angélique QUEVILLON 3 April 1742 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique QUEVILLON was born 15 September 1722 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Angélique died 17 March 1766 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Angélique was the child of François QUEVILLON and Marie-Louise VILLERAY.

Louis-Hector BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 20 March 1777 in Saint-Martin, Laval, 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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Louis-Hector BRIEN dit DESROCHES married

Angélique QUEVILLON-- Date: 3 April 1742 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Angélique QUEVILLON was the child of François QUEVILLON and Marie-Louise VILLERAY

Children of Louis-Hector BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Angélique QUEVILLON:

Jean-Baptiste BRIEN (b.5 April 1746, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marguerite VERDON 8 January 1770 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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1715 Birth
28 August 1715
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Hector BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Angélique QUEVILLON 3 April 1742 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRIEN was born 5 April 1746, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Louis-Hector was 30 years old.

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

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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique QUEVILLON died 17 March 1766, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

1770 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRIEN married 8 January 1770 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Marguerite VERDON

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.