Louis MOREL dit MADOR

Born

20 December 1711 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

3 March 1782 , Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis married Catherine CHENIER 7 January 1736 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Catherine CHENIER was born 7 August 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Catherine died 13 October 1793 in Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHENIER and Barbe RAPIN .

Parents & Family of Louis MOREL dit MADOR

Parents of Louis MOREL dit MADOR

Father

Amador François "Louis" MOREL

Mother

Marie ROY

Grandparents of Louis MOREL dit MADOR

Paternal grandparents

Michel MOREL Marie GRANDIN

Maternal grandparents

Jean ROY Marie-Anne BOUCHARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis MOREL dit MADOR

Louis MOREL dit MADOR married

Catherine CHENIER
Marriage date: 7 January 1736
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine CHENIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHENIER and Barbe RAPIN

Children of Louis MOREL dit MADOR and Catherine CHENIER

Marie-Louise-Catherine MOREL dite MADOR

Born: 11 December 1736, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 21 October 1750, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis-Basile MOREL dit MADOR

Born: 27 May 1738, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1824, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

Apolline MOREL dite MADOR

Born: 4 March 1740, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 27 May 1806, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre CARDINAL 14 November 1763 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

François MOREL dit MADOR

Born: 7 April 1742, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 15 February 1800, Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada

Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR

Born: 3 September 1752, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 31 January 1837, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne GOSSELIN 8 May 1775 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Louis's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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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Birth — 1711
20 December 1711
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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Louis MOREL dit MADOR and Catherine CHENIER 7 January 1736, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 24 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Catherine MOREL dite MADOR was born 11 December 1736, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Louis was 24 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Louis-Basile MOREL dit MADOR was born 27 May 1738, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Louis was 26 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Apolline MOREL dite MADOR was born 4 March 1740, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Louis was 28 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
François MOREL dit MADOR was born 7 April 1742, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Louis was 30 years old.

1750 Death of Child
Marie-Louise-Catherine MOREL dite MADOR died 21 October 1750, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Louis was 38 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR was born 3 September 1752, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Louis was 40 years old.

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

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Apolline MOREL dite MADOR married 14 November 1763, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre CARDINAL

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR married 8 May 1775, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Etienne GOSSELIN

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.