Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME

(b. 11 March 1735 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 February 1797 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME was born 11 March 1735 in Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME was the child of François MORARD dit LAFORME and Angélique LOISY dite DESROCHES and the grandchild of: (maternal) Etienne LOISY and Angélique DEROME dite DESCARREAUX

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Pierre married Elisabeth PARENT 5 July 1762 in Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elisabeth PARENT was born 20 April 1743 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Elisabeth died 20 June 1811 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Elisabeth was the child of Pierre PARENT and Louise GAGNON.

Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME died 24 February 1797 in Varennes, 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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Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME married

Elisabeth PARENT-- Date: 5 July 1762 Place: Québec, Canada
Elisabeth PARENT was the child of Pierre PARENT and Louise GAGNON

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Children of Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME and Elisabeth PARENT:

Marie-Angélique MORARD dite LAFORME (b.31 July 1766, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 September 1824, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Charles MCDUFF 30 January 1787 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Louise MORARD dite LAFORME (b.14 January 1768, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph COLLETTE (COLLET) 20 February 1792 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Brigitte MORARD dite LAFORME (b.31 August 1771, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François NOEL 7 February 1791 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Françoise MORARD dite LAFORME (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph MESSIER 10 February 1800 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1735 Birth
11 March 1735
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME and Elisabeth PARENT 5 July 1762, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 27 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique MORARD dite LAFORME was born 31 July 1766, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MORARD dite LAFORME was born 14 January 1768, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Brigitte MORARD dite LAFORME was born 31 August 1771, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 36 years old.

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)

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique MORARD dite LAFORME married 30 January 1787, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Charles MCDUFF

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Brigitte MORARD dite LAFORME married 7 February 1791, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to François NOEL

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MORARD dite LAFORME married 20 February 1792, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joseph COLLETTE (COLLET)

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