Marie-Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHERS

(b. 4 April 1731 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 January 1810 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was born 4 April 1731 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was the child of Julien BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Charlotte DALPE dite PARISEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER (maternal) François DALPE dit PARISEAU and Marie-Catherine-Thérèse HAYET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Charlotte married Etienne SENECAL 28 January 1754 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Etienne SENECAL was born 2 February 1729 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Etienne died 16 August 1762 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Etienne was the child of Louis SENECAL and Marie-Louise PETIT.

Marie-Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHERS died 6 January 1810 in Varennes, Lower Canada .

m. Savaria Amable
m. Senecal Etienne

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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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Marie-Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHERS married

Etienne SENECAL-- Date: 28 January 1754 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Etienne SENECAL was the child of Louis SENECAL and Marie-Louise PETIT

Children of Etienne SENECAL and Marie-Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHERS:

Marie-Josephe SENECAL (b.30 March 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1782, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE 26 June 1775 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Louise SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE (b.9 February 1762, Varennes, Canada d. 13 June 1855, Boucherville, Canada East )
m. Urbain COALLIER dit NOVION 22 September 1783 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1731 Birth
4 April 1731
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHERS and Etienne SENECAL 28 January 1754, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 22 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe SENECAL was born 30 March 1758, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Charlotte was 27 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE was born 9 February 1762, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Charlotte was 30 years old.

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Etienne SENECAL died 16 August 1762, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe SENECAL married 26 June 1775, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE

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.

1782 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe SENECAL died 1 April 1782, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Charlotte was 51 years old.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE married 22 September 1783, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Urbain COALLIER dit NOVION

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1810 Death
6 January 1810
Varennes, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 78.

Added: 3/22/2017 9:24:52 AM - Updated: 2/23/2026 2:40:52 PM