Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS

Born

5 October 1703 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

6 May 1780 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 5 October 1703 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS

Father

Unknown UNKNOWN

Mother

Anne SOUCY

Grandparents of Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS

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Maternal grandparents

Jean SOUCY dit LAVIGNE Jeanne SAVONNET

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

Marie-Thérèse married Louis MORAIS abt. 1729 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louis MORAIS was born abt. 1703

Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS died 6 May 1780 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS

Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS married

Louis MORAIS
Marriage date: abt. 1729
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Children of Louis MORAIS and Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS

Alexis MORAIS

Born: 4 October 1732, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 26 August 1821, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine GAGNON 8 June 1761 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada

Marie-Louise MORAIS

Born: 11 July 1734, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 18 June 1810, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LEVESQUE 3 November 1756 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Jacques MORAIS

Born: 4 November 1738, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 2 October 1817, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Agnes BOUTHILLIER 1763

Jean-François MORAIS

Born: 24 September 1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1807, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule PLOURDE 30 January 1758 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Antoine MORAIS

Born: 4 March 1743, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1810, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Rosalie HEBERT 17 February 1772 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Thérèse'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 — 1703
5 October 1703
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Birth of Child
Alexis MORAIS was born 4 October 1732, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Thérèse was 29 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MORAIS was born 11 July 1734, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Thérèse was 30 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Jacques MORAIS was born 4 November 1738, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Thérèse was 35 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jean-François MORAIS was born 24 September 1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Thérèse was 36 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Antoine MORAIS was born 4 March 1743, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Thérèse was 39 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MORAIS married 3 November 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France to Joseph LEVESQUE

1758 Marriage of Child
Jean-François MORAIS married 30 January 1758, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France to Ursule PLOURDE

1761 Marriage of Child
Alexis MORAIS married 8 June 1761, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada to Marie-Catherine GAGNON

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Antoine MORAIS married 17 February 1772, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to Rosalie HEBERT

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.