Louis MOREL dit MADOR

(b. 20 December 1711 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1782 , Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis MOREL dit MADOR was born 20 December 1711 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis MOREL dit MADOR was the child of Amador François "Louis" MOREL and Marie ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel MOREL and Marie GRANDIN (maternal) Jean ROY and Marie-Anne BOUCHARD

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

Louis married Catherine CHENIER 7 January 1736 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Catherine CHENIER was born 7 August 1712 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Catherine died 13 October 1793 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHENIER and Barbe RAPIN.

Louis MOREL dit MADOR died 3 March 1782 in Lachine, Montréal, 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 MOREL dit MADOR married

Catherine CHENIER-- Date: 7 January 1736 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine CHENIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHENIER and Barbe RAPIN

Children of Louis MOREL dit MADOR and Catherine CHENIER:

Marie-Louise-Catherine MOREL dite MADOR (b.11 December 1736, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1750, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France )

Louis-Basile MOREL dit MADOR (b.27 May 1738, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 24 June 1824, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )

Apolline MOREL dite MADOR (b.4 March 1740, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1806, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre CARDINAL 14 November 1763 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

François MOREL dit MADOR (b.7 April 1742, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1800, Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada )

Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR (b.3 September 1752, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1837, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne GOSSELIN 8 May 1775 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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1711 Birth
20 December 1711
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Louis MOREL dit MADOR and Catherine CHENIER 7 January 1736, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 24 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Catherine MOREL dite MADOR was born 11 December 1736, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Louis was 24 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Louis-Basile MOREL dit MADOR was born 27 May 1738, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Louis was 26 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Apolline MOREL dite MADOR was born 4 March 1740, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Louis was 28 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
François MOREL dit MADOR was born 7 April 1742, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Louis was 30 years old.

1750 Death of Child
Marie-Louise-Catherine MOREL dite MADOR died 21 October 1750, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Louis was 38 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR was born 3 September 1752, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Louis was 40 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Apolline MOREL dite MADOR married 14 November 1763, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Pierre CARDINAL

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR married 8 May 1775, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Etienne GOSSELIN

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.