Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR

Born

3 September 1752 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

31 January 1837 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Marie-Antoinette married Etienne GOSSELIN 8 May 1775 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne GOSSELIN was born 14 January 1754 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . Etienne died 12 May 1820 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Etienne was the child of Louis-François GOSSELIN and Catherine BABIN dite LACROIX .

Parents & Family of Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR

Parents of Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR

Father

Louis MOREL dit MADOR

Mother

Catherine CHENIER

Grandparents of Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR

Paternal grandparents

Amador François "Louis" MOREL Marie ROY

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste CHENIER Barbe RAPIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR

Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR married

Etienne GOSSELIN
Marriage date: 8 May 1775
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Etienne GOSSELIN was the child of Louis-François GOSSELIN and Catherine BABIN dite LACROIX

Children of Etienne GOSSELIN and Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR

François GOSSELIN

Born: 30 September 1793, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise CHAPUT 8 September 1818 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Antoinette'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 — 1752
3 September 1752
Lachine, 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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR and Etienne GOSSELIN 8 May 1775, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

She was 22 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

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

1793 Birth of Child
François GOSSELIN was born 30 September 1793, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Antoinette was 41 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
François GOSSELIN married 8 September 1818, L'Assomption, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise CHAPUT

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England