François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE

(b. 1 May 1757 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1828 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

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François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE was born 1 May 1757 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE was the child of François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) (maternal) Pierre GERVAIS and Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE

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

François-Marie married Marie-Anne VALLÉE 15 July 1788 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne VALLÉE was born 23 August 1765 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Anne died 5 May 1849 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Anne was the child of Alexis VALLÉE and Marie-Anne RICARD.

François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE died 23 July 1828 in La-Pérade, Lower 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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François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE married

Marie-Anne VALLÉE-- Date: 15 July 1788 Place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne VALLÉE was the child of Alexis VALLÉE and Marie-Anne RICARD

Children of François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Anne VALLÉE:

David MORAND dit DOUVILLE (b.11 January 1798, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. 16 November 1878, Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada)
m. Madeleine AUDET dite BELLEHUMEUR 26 November 1822 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

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1757 Birth
1 May 1757
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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 - 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Anne VALLÉE 15 July 1788, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 31 years old.

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

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

1798 Birth of Child
David MORAND dit DOUVILLE was born 11 January 1798, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François-Marie was 40 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage of Child
David MORAND dit DOUVILLE married 26 November 1822, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines) to Madeleine AUDET dite BELLEHUMEUR

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)