Louis MORNAY dit LÉVEILLÉ

(b. abt. 1678 , France d. 21 May 1744 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France )

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Louis MORNAY dit LÉVEILLÉ was born abt. 1678 in France

Louis MORNAY dit LÉVEILLÉ was the child of ? and ?

Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1714.

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

Louis married Madeleine-Ursule LAROCHE 10 April 1714 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Madeleine-Ursule LAROCHE was born 12 June 1692 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Madeleine-Ursule died 21 September 1758 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Madeleine-Ursule was the child of Innocent LAROCHE and Marie ARBOUR (HARBOUR).

Louis MORNAY dit LÉVEILLÉ died 21 May 1744 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France .

son of Rene Mornay and Anne Vignelle

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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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