Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR

(b. 25 February 1710 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1758 , Berthierville, Canada, New France )

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Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR was born 25 February 1710 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR was the child of Pierre MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis MÉLINE and Anne-Marie MASSARD

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

Michel married Marie-Agnes DOUCET 14 April 1738 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Agnes DOUCET was born 6 February 1721 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Agnes was the child of Pierre DOUCET and Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE.

Michel married (2) Marie-Cecile HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) 12 February 1749 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Cecile HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) was born 14 February 1728 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Cecile died 23 November 1817 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Cecile was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Marie-Anne GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE.

Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR died 2 April 1758 in Berthierville, Canada, New France .
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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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Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR married

Marie-Agnes DOUCET-- Date: 14 April 1738 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Marie-Agnes DOUCET was the child of Pierre DOUCET and Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

Children of Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Agnes DOUCET:

Michel-Amable MOREAU (b.6 June 1739, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 May 1778, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Marguerite-Amable FAFARD 12 January 1761 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR (b.abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE 30 September 1799 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre MOREAU (b.abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Theotiste RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE 29 July 1776 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR married

Marie-Cecile HUNAULT (HUNEAULT)-- Date: 12 February 1749 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Marie-Cecile HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Marie-Anne GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

Children of Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Cecile HUNAULT (HUNEAULT):

François-Xavier MOREAU (b.30 March 1753, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Henriette-Therese RATEL (RATELLE) 31 January 1774 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1710 Birth
25 February 1710
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Agnes DOUCET 14 April 1738, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 28 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Michel-Amable MOREAU was born 6 June 1739, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Michel was 29 years old.

1749 Marriage / Partner
Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Cecile HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) 12 February 1749, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 38 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
François-Xavier MOREAU was born 30 March 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Michel was 43 years old.