Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS

(b. 5 October 1703 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1780 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS was born 5 October 1703 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS was the child of Unknown UNKNOWN and Anne SOUCY and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean SOUCY dit LAVIGNE and Jeanne SAVONNET

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

Marie-Thérèse married Louis MORAIS abt. 1729 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louis MORAIS was born abt. 1703

Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS died 6 May 1780 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 Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS

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Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS married

Louis MORAIS-- Date: abt. 1729 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Children of Louis MORAIS and Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS:

Alexis MORAIS (b.4 October 1732, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1821, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine GAGNON 8 June 1761 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Louise MORAIS (b.11 July 1734, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 18 June 1810, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph LEVESQUE 3 November 1756 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jacques MORAIS (b.4 November 1738, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 2 October 1817, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Agnes BOUTHILLIER 1763

Jean-François MORAIS (b.24 September 1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 10 March 1807, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule PLOURDE 30 January 1758 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Antoine MORAIS (b.4 March 1743, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 14 February 1810, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Rosalie HEBERT 17 February 1772 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1703 Birth
5 October 1703
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Birth of Child
Alexis MORAIS was born 4 October 1732, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Thérèse was 29 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MORAIS was born 11 July 1734, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Thérèse was 30 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Jacques MORAIS was born 4 November 1738, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Thérèse was 35 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jean-François MORAIS was born 24 September 1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Thérèse was 36 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Antoine MORAIS was born 4 March 1743, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Thérèse was 39 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MORAIS married 3 November 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Joseph LEVESQUE

1758 Marriage of Child
Jean-François MORAIS married 30 January 1758, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Ursule PLOURDE

1761 Marriage of Child
Alexis MORAIS married 8 June 1761, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Catherine GAGNON

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Antoine MORAIS married 17 February 1772, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Rosalie HEBERT

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.