Joseph MORIN dit VALCOURT

Born

20 October 1728 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

29 October 1798 , Oka, Lower Canada

Joseph married Genevieve TALON 25 January 1757 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve TALON was born 6 October 1736 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Genevieve was the child of Germain TALON dit LEBOURDELAIS and Françoise FOURNIER .

Parents & Family of Joseph MORIN dit VALCOURT

Parents of Joseph MORIN dit VALCOURT

Father

Augustin MORIN

Mother

Charlotte LANGLOIS

Grandparents of Joseph MORIN dit VALCOURT

Paternal grandparents

François-Alphonse MORIN dit VALCOURT Marie-Catherine CHAMAILLARD

Maternal grandparents

Joseph LANGLOIS Louise NOLIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph MORIN dit VALCOURT

Joseph MORIN dit VALCOURT married

Genevieve TALON
Marriage date: 25 January 1757
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Genevieve TALON was the child of Germain TALON dit LEBOURDELAIS and Françoise FOURNIER

Children of Joseph MORIN dit VALCOURT and Genevieve TALON

Genevieve MORIN

Born: abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 9 August 1796, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre GOYER 16 August 1779 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph'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 — 1728
20 October 1728
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MORIN dit VALCOURT and Genevieve TALON 25 January 1757, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 28 years old.

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 - 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.