Marie Josephte (Brien-Desrochers) Brien is a descendant of an Acadian
Marie Josette, daughter of François Brien and Marie Anne Leblanc, was born 9 Mar 1795 and baptized the same day in the parish of Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm, Saint-Jacques, Bas-Canada. [1]
Pierre Charlesbois, adult son of Amable Charlebois and Josephte Suliere, and Marie Josephte Brien, minor daughter of Francois Brien and Marie Anne Leblanc, were married 14 Aug 1815 in the parish of Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm, Saint-Jacques, Bas-Canada. [2]
Known children born in Saint-Jacques (PRDH):
Michel, 1818-1819
Jules, 1821
Marie Constance, 1825
François Elie, 1826
Marie Anne Josephte was born in 1795. She passed away in 1890.
Research Notes
Last name at birth and marriage is Brien. Brien dite Desrochers is found on some of her children’s baptismal records. Brien is her surname, dite Desrochers is not part of her surname.
The given name “Anne” is not found in any records in Canada (PRDH).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marie Josephte by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line: