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History and origin of the O-Brien family

Similar surnames: Briand , Briand-Deladurantaye , Briant , Brien , Brien , Brien-Derocher , Brien-Desrocher , Brien-Desrochers , Brien-Desroches , Brien-Durocher , Bryant


Marriages of the O-Brien family

Our database contains 3700 marriages of the O-Brien family

Here are a few examples:

1652

Husband: Laurent Faveron-Favron

Wife: Julienne Briand

1681

Husband: Charles Raimonneau-Tourangeau-Raymoneau

Wife: Jeanne Briand

1701 Oka, Qc

Husband: Rene Brien

Wife: Marie Bonnebier

1708

Husband: Amaury Boulier

Wife: Jeanne Briand

1709 Montreal, Qc

Husband: Rene Brien

Wife: Jeanne Matou

1709 Montreal, Qc

Husband: Rene Brien

Wife: Jeanne Matou

1713

Husband: Francois Briand

Wife: Jeanne Burel

1714 Varennes, Qc

Husband: Louis Menard-Bellerose

Wife: Marie-Madeleine Brien

1727 Varennes, Qc

Husband: Julien Brien

Wife: Charlotte Delpe

1727 Varennes, Qc

Husband: Pierre Desjardins

Wife: Anne Brien

1734 Varennes, Qc

Husband: Joseph Chevaudier

Wife: Marie-Josephe Brien

1734 Varennes, Qc

Husband: Michel Brisset

Wife: Marie Brien

1746 Sorel, Qc

Husband: J-Baptiste Briand

Wife: Francoise Jodoin

1748 Varennes, Qc

Husband: Jean Martin

Wife: Catherine Brien

1749 Varennes, Qc

Husband: Louis-Joachim Brien

Wife: Marie-Therese Ayet

1754 Varennes, Qc

Husband: Etienne Senecal

Wife: Charlotte Brien

1754 Quebec, Qc

Husband: Thomas Briand

Wife: Marie-Josephte Lefebvre

1758 L'assomption, Qc

Husband: Charles Prudhomme

Wife: Marie-Joseph Bryen

1759 Varennes, Qc

Husband: Louis Brien

Wife: Isabelle Senecal

1760 Varennes, Qc

Husband: Jean-Baptiste Brien

Wife: Therese Malepart

Marriages of the O-Brien family

Our database contains 3700 marriages of the O-Brien family

Here are a few examples:

Year Husband Wife Municipality
1652 Laurent Faveron-Favron Julienne Briand
1681 Charles Raimonneau-Tourangeau-Raymoneau Jeanne Briand
1701 Rene Brien Marie Bonnebier Oka, Qc
1708 Amaury Boulier Jeanne Briand
1709 Rene Brien Jeanne Matou Montreal, Qc
1709 Rene Brien Jeanne Matou Montreal, Qc
1713 Francois Briand Jeanne Burel
1714 Louis Menard-Bellerose Marie-Madeleine Brien Varennes, Qc
1727 Julien Brien Charlotte Delpe Varennes, Qc
1727 Pierre Desjardins Anne Brien Varennes, Qc
1734 Joseph Chevaudier Marie-Josephe Brien Varennes, Qc
1734 Michel Brisset Marie Brien Varennes, Qc
1746 J-Baptiste Briand Francoise Jodoin Sorel, Qc
1748 Jean Martin Catherine Brien Varennes, Qc
1749 Louis-Joachim Brien Marie-Therese Ayet Varennes, Qc
1754 Etienne Senecal Charlotte Brien Varennes, Qc
1754 Thomas Briand Marie-Josephte Lefebvre Quebec, Qc
1758 Charles Prudhomme Marie-Joseph Bryen L'assomption, Qc
1759 Louis Brien Isabelle Senecal Varennes, Qc
1760 Jean-Baptiste Brien Therese Malepart Varennes, Qc
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Pioneers of the O-Brien family

Louis Brien Desroches was baptized on April 24, 1646 in La Chapelle-Caro, Morbihan, France. Son of Julien Brien, a bourgeois, and Jeanne Liou-Guilloux, he married Suzanne Bouvier, daughter of Michel and Mathurine Desbordes, on April 16, 1681 in Montreal. From this union were born 13 children. He was a tailor when he came here in 1681. He settled in Ile Ste-Thérèse. In order to pay his multiples debts, he turned to farming. He died on August 17, 1708 in Ile Ste-Therese and was buried in Varennes the next day.

Pioneer of the O-Brien family submitted by YourFolks.com

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Origin of last name O-Brien

BRIEN-DESROCHERS - Brien comes from Breton "brient", which means pre-eminence, privilege. Probably a nickname used to designate a pretentious individual. Desrochers is a nickname given to somebody who comes from a place located near a rocky mass or a fortress.

Origin of last name O-Brien submitted by YourFolks.com

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O-Brien Family - List of ancestors

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Agnes O-Brien Albert O-Brien Alexander O-Brien Alfred O-Brien
Alice O-Brien Alphonse O-Brien Anastasie O-Brien Andrew O-Brien
Ann O-Brien Anna O-Brien Anne O-Brien Annie O-Brien
Arthur O-Brien Bartholomew O-Brien Beatrice O-Brien Bernard O-Brien
Blanche O-Brien Bridget O-Brien Bridgit O-Brien Carmen O-Brien
Cath O-Brien Catharine O-Brien Catherine O-Brien Catherine-B O-Brien
Charles O-Brien Clifford O-Brien Cornelius O-Brien Daniel O-Brien
Deborah O-Brien Denis O-Brien Dennis O-Brien Donald O-Brien
Dorothee O-Brien Dorothy O-Brien Edouard O-Brien Edward O-Brien
Eileen O-Brien Elisa O-Brien Elisabeth O-Brien Eliz O-Brien
Elizabeth O-Brien Ellen O-Brien Ernest O-Brien Eugene O-Brien
Evelyn O-Brien Florence O-Brien Francis O-Brien Francois O-Brien
Frank O-Brien Gail O-Brien Gary O-Brien Geo O-Brien
George O-Brien George-Henry O-Brien Gerald O-Brien Gerard O-Brien
Gladys O-Brien Hanna O-Brien Hannah O-Brien Helen O-Brien
Helene O-Brien Henry O-Brien Irene O-Brien James O-Brien
James-Edward O-Brien James-Patrick O-Brien James-W O-Brien Jane O-Brien
Jean O-Brien Jeannette O-Brien Jeremiah O-Brien Joan O-Brien
Joanna O-Brien Joanne O-Brien Johanna O-Brien Johanne O-Brien
John O-Brien John-C O-Brien John-Charles O-Brien John-J O-Brien
John-Joseph O-Brien John-L O-Brien Joseph O-Brien Josephine O-Brien
Judith O-Brien Julia O-Brien Julie O-Brien Kath O-Brien
Kathleen O-Brien Kathleen-Ann O-Brien Keith O-Brien Kenneth O-Brien
Kevin O-Brien Lawrence O-Brien Leo O-Brien Loretta O-Brien
Louis O-Brien Louisa O-Brien Louise O-Brien Lucy O-Brien
M.-Ellen O-Brien Madeleine O-Brien Maggie O-Brien Margaret O-Brien
Marguerite O-Brien Marie O-Brien Marie-Anne O-Brien Mark O-Brien
Martha O-Brien Martin O-Brien Mary O-Brien Mary-Ann O-Brien
Mary-E O-Brien Mary-Ellen O-Brien Mary-Jane O-Brien Maureen O-Brien
Michael O-Brien Michel O-Brien Mildred O-Brien Murty O-Brien
Nellie O-Brien Nora O-Brien Patricia O-Brien Patrick O-Brien
Patrick-J O-Brien Patrick-Joseph O-Brien Paul O-Brien Pauline O-Brien
Peter O-Brien Philippe O-Brien Raymond O-Brien Richard O-Brien
Rita O-Brien Robert O-Brien Roderick O-Brien Roger O-Brien
Ronald O-Brien Rose O-Brien Ruth O-Brien Sarah O-Brien
Sharon O-Brien Sheila O-Brien Shirley O-Brien Stella O-Brien
Stephen O-Brien Suzanne O-Brien Terence O-Brien Teresa O-Brien
Terrence O-Brien Theresa O-Brien Thomas O-Brien Thomas-H O-Brien
Timothy O-Brien Walter O-Brien William O-Brien William-H O-Brien
William-J O-Brien William-John O-Brien William-Smith O-Brien

O-Brien Family - List of ancestors

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Agnes O-Brien Albert O-Brien
Alexander O-Brien Alfred O-Brien
Alice O-Brien Alphonse O-Brien
Anastasie O-Brien Andrew O-Brien
Ann O-Brien Anna O-Brien
Anne O-Brien Annie O-Brien
Arthur O-Brien Bartholomew O-Brien
Beatrice O-Brien Bernard O-Brien
Blanche O-Brien Bridget O-Brien
Bridgit O-Brien Carmen O-Brien
Cath O-Brien Catharine O-Brien
Catherine O-Brien Catherine-B O-Brien
Charles O-Brien Clifford O-Brien
Cornelius O-Brien Daniel O-Brien
Deborah O-Brien Denis O-Brien
Dennis O-Brien Donald O-Brien
Dorothee O-Brien Dorothy O-Brien
Edouard O-Brien Edward O-Brien
Eileen O-Brien Elisa O-Brien
Elisabeth O-Brien Eliz O-Brien
Elizabeth O-Brien Ellen O-Brien
Ernest O-Brien Eugene O-Brien
Evelyn O-Brien Florence O-Brien
Francis O-Brien Francois O-Brien
Frank O-Brien Gail O-Brien
Gary O-Brien Geo O-Brien
George O-Brien George-Henry O-Brien
Gerald O-Brien Gerard O-Brien
Gladys O-Brien Hanna O-Brien
Hannah O-Brien Helen O-Brien
Helene O-Brien Henry O-Brien
Irene O-Brien James O-Brien
James-Edward O-Brien James-Patrick O-Brien
James-W O-Brien Jane O-Brien
Jean O-Brien Jeannette O-Brien
Jeremiah O-Brien Joan O-Brien
Joanna O-Brien Joanne O-Brien
Johanna O-Brien Johanne O-Brien
John O-Brien John-C O-Brien
John-Charles O-Brien John-J O-Brien
John-Joseph O-Brien John-L O-Brien
Joseph O-Brien Josephine O-Brien
Judith O-Brien Julia O-Brien
Julie O-Brien Kath O-Brien
Kathleen O-Brien Kathleen-Ann O-Brien
Keith O-Brien Kenneth O-Brien
Kevin O-Brien Lawrence O-Brien
Leo O-Brien Loretta O-Brien
Louis O-Brien Louisa O-Brien
Louise O-Brien Lucy O-Brien
M.-Ellen O-Brien Madeleine O-Brien
Maggie O-Brien Margaret O-Brien
Marguerite O-Brien Marie O-Brien
Marie-Anne O-Brien Mark O-Brien
Martha O-Brien Martin O-Brien
Mary O-Brien Mary-Ann O-Brien
Mary-E O-Brien Mary-Ellen O-Brien
Mary-Jane O-Brien Maureen O-Brien
Michael O-Brien Michel O-Brien
Mildred O-Brien Murty O-Brien
Nellie O-Brien Nora O-Brien
Patricia O-Brien Patrick O-Brien
Patrick-J O-Brien Patrick-Joseph O-Brien
Paul O-Brien Pauline O-Brien
Peter O-Brien Philippe O-Brien
Raymond O-Brien Richard O-Brien
Rita O-Brien Robert O-Brien
Roderick O-Brien Roger O-Brien
Ronald O-Brien Rose O-Brien
Ruth O-Brien Sarah O-Brien
Sharon O-Brien Sheila O-Brien
Shirley O-Brien Stella O-Brien
Stephen O-Brien Suzanne O-Brien
Terence O-Brien Teresa O-Brien
Terrence O-Brien Theresa O-Brien
Thomas O-Brien Thomas-H O-Brien
Timothy O-Brien Walter O-Brien
William O-Brien William-H O-Brien
William-J O-Brien William-John O-Brien
William-Smith O-Brien

Common first names with O-Brien

Explore common first names associated with the surname O-Brien to help you discover related genealogy records.

John Mary Patrick James
Catherine William Margaret Thomas
Michael Bridget Ellen Daniel
Ann Edward Joseph Helen
Elizabeth Richard Marie Robert
Martin Timothy Alice Patricia
Denis Charles Kathleen Elisabeth
George Cornelius Johanna Julia
Anna Sarah Maureen Henry
Rose Jane Dorothy Anne
Gerald Peter Agnes Francis
Eugene Florence Dennis Donald
Bernard Joan

Explore common first names associated with the surname O-Brien to help you discover related genealogy records.

John Mary
Patrick James
Catherine William
Margaret Thomas
Michael Bridget
Ellen Daniel
Ann Edward
Joseph Helen
Elizabeth Richard
Marie Robert
Martin Timothy
Alice Patricia
Denis Charles
Kathleen Elisabeth
George Cornelius
Johanna Julia
Anna Sarah
Maureen Henry
Rose Jane
Dorothy Anne
Gerald Peter
Agnes Francis
Eugene Florence
Dennis Donald
Bernard Joan

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