Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE

(b. 24 June 1726 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1801 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE was born 24 June 1726 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE was the child of Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MORAND and Marie-Madeleine GRIMARD (maternal) Jacques MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and Catherine BARIL

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

Marie-Josephe married Pierre GERVAIS 4 February 1744 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Pierre GERVAIS was born 4 June 1722 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Pierre died 15 April 1797 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE.

Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE died 2 March 1801 in Contrecœur, 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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Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE married

Pierre GERVAIS-- Date: 4 February 1744 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Pierre GERVAIS was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE

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Children of Pierre GERVAIS and Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE:

Pierre GERVAIS (b.31 January 1746, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 18 February 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Marie-Élisabeth-Isabelle GERVAIS (b.13 May 1748, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL 18 August 1766 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph GERVAIS (b.10 January 1750, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 16 September 1825, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS (b.21 August 1752, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Josephte GERVAIS (b.24 July 1754, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 22 July 1790, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Augustin AUDET dit LAPOINTE 25 September 1775 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Alexis GERVAIS (b.15 November 1756, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 20 May 1828, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX 20 October 1783 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François-Philippe GERVAIS (b.23 August 1762, Verchères, Canada d. 9 May 1835, Iberville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique GAREAU 13 November 1787 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Suzanne GERVAIS (b.29 December 1764, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 March 1798, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS (b.25 June 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 May 1854, L'Acadie, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE 2 February 1789 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Alexandre GERVAIS (b.29 May 1770, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 November 1848 , Henryville, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA 24 September 1792 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1726 Birth
24 June 1726
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE and Pierre GERVAIS 4 February 1744, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 17 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Pierre GERVAIS was born 31 January 1746, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephe was 19 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Élisabeth-Isabelle GERVAIS was born 13 May 1748, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephe was 21 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph GERVAIS was born 10 January 1750, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephe was 23 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 21 August 1752, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephe was 26 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS was born 24 July 1754, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephe was 28 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Alexis GERVAIS was born 15 November 1756, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephe was 30 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François-Philippe GERVAIS was born 23 August 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephe was 36 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Suzanne GERVAIS was born 29 December 1764, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Josephe was 38 years old.

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Élisabeth-Isabelle GERVAIS married 18 August 1766, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS was born 25 June 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 41 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Alexandre GERVAIS was born 29 May 1770, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Josephe was 43 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS married 25 September 1775, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Augustin AUDET dit LAPOINTE

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Alexis GERVAIS married 20 October 1783, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
François-Philippe GERVAIS married 13 November 1787, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Angélique GAREAU

1789 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS married 2 February 1789, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE

1790 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS died 22 July 1790, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Josephe was 64 years old.

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Alexandre GERVAIS married 24 September 1792, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA

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

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre GERVAIS died 15 April 1797, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1798 Death of Child
Suzanne GERVAIS died 8 March 1798, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Josephe was 71 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Death
2 March 1801
Contrecœur, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 74.

Added: 9/4/2015 2:51:02 PM - Updated: 7/25/2024 1:32:04 AM