Apolline MOREL dite MADOR

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4 March 1740 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

27 May 1806 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Louis MOREL dit MADOR Catherine CHENIER

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Born: 4 March 1740 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Louis MOREL dit MADOR

Mother: Catherine CHENIER

Paternal grandparents: Amador François "Louis" MOREL , Marie ROY

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CHENIER , Barbe RAPIN

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Apolline married Pierre CARDINAL 14 November 1763 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre CARDINAL was born 5 March 1741 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Pierre died 17 November 1802 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Pierre was the child of François CARDINAL and Marie-Josephte MELOCHE.

Apolline MOREL dite MADOR died 27 May 1806 in Montréal, 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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Apolline MOREL dite MADOR married

Pierre CARDINAL
Marriage date: 14 November 1763
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre CARDINAL was the child of François CARDINAL and Marie-Josephte MELOCHE

Children of Pierre CARDINAL and Apolline MOREL dite MADOR

Geneviève CARDINAL

Born: abt. 1764, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 August 1828, Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada

Thomas CARDINAL

Born: 1 December 1768, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 October 1828, Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne-Catherine HOLMES (OMPS) 4 September 1791 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Catherine CARDINAL

Born: 8 July 1770, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 October 1800, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1740
4 March 1740
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Apolline MOREL dite MADOR and Pierre CARDINAL 14 November 1763, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

She was 23 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Thomas CARDINAL was born 1 December 1768, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Apolline was 28 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Catherine CARDINAL was born 8 July 1770, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Apolline was 30 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Thomas CARDINAL married 4 September 1791, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Anne-Catherine HOLMES (OMPS)

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

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

1800 Death of Child
Catherine CARDINAL died 27 October 1800, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Apolline was 60 years old.

1802 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre CARDINAL died 17 November 1802, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Death — 1806
27 May 1806
Montréal, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 66.