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Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE

(b. 6 May 1699 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 4 April 1769 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE was born 6 May 1699 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE was the child of Pierre MORAND and Marie-Madeleine GRIMARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean GRIMARD and Christine REYNIER

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Alexis married Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) 5 May 1724 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children. Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) was born 7 December 1702 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jacques MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and Catherine BARIL.

Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE died 4 April 1769 in Batiscan, 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 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE

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Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE married

Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)-- Date: 5 May 1724 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) was the child of Jacques MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and Catherine BARIL

Children of Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT):

Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE (b.24 June 1726, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1801, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre GERVAIS 4 February 1744 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Anne MORAND dite DOUVILLE (b.14 August 1729, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1787, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre-Charles BOURBEAU 13 February 1747 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexis-Joseph MORAND dit DOUVILLE (b.31 May 1732, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 1 December 1800, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe VALLÉE 10 February 1755 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Joseph MORAND (b.30 June 1734, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 November 1809, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josèphe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS 3 April 1769 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE (b.12 March 1736, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 9 October 1809, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte GERVAIS 8 April 1755 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Angelique MORAND dite MOREAU (b.14 November 1745, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 17 September 1808, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GALIPEAU 10 February 1766 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1699 Birth
6 May 1699
Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) 5 May 1724, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 25 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE was born 24 June 1726, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexis was 27 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MORAND dite DOUVILLE was born 14 August 1729, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexis was 30 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Alexis-Joseph MORAND dit DOUVILLE was born 31 May 1732, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexis was 33 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Joseph MORAND was born 30 June 1734, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Alexis was 35 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE was born 12 March 1736, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexis was 36 years old.

1744 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE married 4 February 1744, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Pierre GERVAIS

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique MORAND dite MOREAU was born 14 November 1745, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Alexis was 46 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne MORAND dite DOUVILLE married 13 February 1747, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Pierre-Charles BOURBEAU

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Alexis-Joseph MORAND dit DOUVILLE married 10 February 1755, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Marie-Josephe VALLÉE

1755 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE married 8 April 1755 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique MORAND dite MOREAU married 10 February 1766, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste GALIPEAU