André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

(b. 31 October 1704 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1787 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )

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André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was born 31 October 1704 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was the child of Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Élisabeth PECCARER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Olivier MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Françoise DUQUET

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André married Marie-Thérèse LABOURLIERE 16 January 1730 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Thérèse LABOURLIERE was born 5 August 1704 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste LABOURLIÈRE dit LAPLANTE and Catherine-Francoise MARTIN.

André married (2) Josephte GAGNON 20 April 1750 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte GAGNON was born 15 August 1731 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Josephte died 2 November 1813 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Jean-Francois GAGNON and Marie-Anne PELLETIER.

André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE died 18 January 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Family and Children of André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

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André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married

Marie-Thérèse LABOURLIERE-- Date: 16 January 1730 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Marie-Thérèse LABOURLIERE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LABOURLIÈRE dit LAPLANTE and Catherine-Francoise MARTIN

Children of André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Marie-Thérèse LABOURLIERE:

Marie-Louise MOREL dite LADURANTAYE (b.4 November 1736, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 5 September 1821, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Prisque GUÉRET dit DUMONT 17 January 1763 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Madeleine MOREL (b.4 March 1739, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1824, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre GUÉRET dit DUMONT 14 January 1765 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married

Josephte GAGNON-- Date: 20 April 1750 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Josephte GAGNON was the child of Jean-Francois GAGNON and Marie-Anne PELLETIER

Children of André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Josephte GAGNON:

Jean-Noel MOREL dit LADURANTAYE (b.13 December 1753, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1816, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 10 January 1780 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1704 Birth
31 October 1704
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Marie-Thérèse LABOURLIERE 16 January 1730, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 25 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MOREL dite LADURANTAYE was born 4 November 1736, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

André was 32 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Madeleine MOREL was born 4 March 1739, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

André was 34 years old.

1750 Marriage / Partner
André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Josephte GAGNON 20 April 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 45 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Noel MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was born 13 December 1753, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

André was 49 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MOREL dite LADURANTAYE married 17 January 1763, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Prisque GUÉRET dit DUMONT

1765 Marriage of Child
Madeleine MOREL married 14 January 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Pierre GUÉRET dit DUMONT

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Jean-Noel MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married 10 January 1780, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)