Jacques MOREAU dit DESROSIERS
Born: 12 October 1710, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 2 January 1789, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 January 1789, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Daniel
MOREAU dit DESROSIERS
Born
abt. 1673
,
Virollet, Charente-Maritime, France
Died
5 May 1723
,
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
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Born: abt. 1673 in Virollet, Charente-Maritime, France
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Daniel married Marie GROULX 19 February 1709 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie GROULX was born 25 January 1683 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Marie died 2 June 1731 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie was the child of Jean GROULX and Marie-Anne GOGUET (GOYETTE).
Daniel MOREAU dit DESROSIERS died 5 May 1723 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France .
son of Daniel Moreau and Suzanne Renaud
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Recorded occupation: soldat
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.
Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
Spouse & Children of Daniel MOREAU dit DESROSIERS
Daniel MOREAU dit DESROSIERS married 
Marie GROULX
Marriage date: 19 February 1709
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie GROULX was the child of Jean GROULX and Marie-Anne GOGUET (GOYETTE)
Marie GROULXMarriage date: 19 February 1709
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie GROULX was the child of Jean GROULX and Marie-Anne GOGUET (GOYETTE)
Children of Daniel MOREAU dit DESROSIERS and Marie GROULX
Marie-Josephe MOREAU dite DESROSIERS
Born: 12 April 1715, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1756, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1756, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Married: Jean-Baptiste-Michel DEROME dit DESCARREAUX 9 June 1732 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MOREAU dite DESROSIERS
Born: 24 February 1717, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 20 March 1780, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 March 1780, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Joseph FORTIN 5 November 1736 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie MOREAU dite DESROSIERS
Born: 22 December 1719, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1757, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1757, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Therese MOREAU dite DESROSIERS
Born: 5 April 1721, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 31 December 1757, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 31 December 1757, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
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- 1760–1763
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- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
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Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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MOREAU – Contraction of Morineau, nickname given to an individual with a more or less dark complexion, in reference to the Moorish people, encountered during the crusades. Also, from the Latin 'Maurellus', from Maurus which means the Mauritanian, again the nickname of a dark-skinned individual. Finally, can come from the name of several localities in France.
Daniel Moreau-Desrosiers was born around 1673 in Virollet, Charente-Maritime, France. Son of Daniel Moreau and Suzanne Renaud, he married, with Mr. Devaudreuil's permission, Marie-Groulx, daughter of Jean and Marie Goguet, on February 19, 1709 in Rivière-des-Prairies. From this union were born 8 children, seven of whom were baptized in Rivière-des-Prairies and one in Chambly. Little is known of the life of this sergeant of the Desjordis company. He died on May 5, 1723 and was buried the next day in Rivière-des-Prairies.
Daniel Moreau-Desrosiers was born around 1673 in Virollet, Charente-Maritime, France. Son of Daniel Moreau and Suzanne Renaud, he married, with Mr. Devaudreuil's permission, Marie-Groulx, daughter of Jean and Marie Goguet, on February 19, 1709 in Rivière-des-Prairies. From this union were born 8 children, seven of whom were baptized in Rivière-des-Prairies and one in Chambly. Little is known of the life of this sergeant of the Desjordis company. He died on May 5, 1723 and was buried the next day in Rivière-des-Prairies.
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1709 Marriage / PartnerDaniel MOREAU dit DESROSIERS and Marie GROULX 19 February 1709, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
1710 Birth of ChildJacques MOREAU dit DESROSIERS was born 12 October 1710, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
1712 Birth of ChildDaniel MOREAU dit DESROSIERS was born 4 July 1712, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
1715 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephe MOREAU dite DESROSIERS was born 12 April 1715, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
1717 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne MOREAU dite DESROSIERS was born 24 February 1717, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1719 Birth of ChildMarie MOREAU dite DESROSIERS was born 22 December 1719, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
1721 Birth of ChildTherese MOREAU dite DESROSIERS was born 5 April 1721, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
Death — 17235 May 1723
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
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