Jean-Baptiste MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR

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abt. 1741 , Québec Province, Canada

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Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR Marie-Agnes DOUCET

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Born: abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR

Mother: Marie-Agnes DOUCET

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR , Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DOUCET , Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

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Jean-Baptiste married Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE 30 September 1799 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE was born 15 March 1771 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 27 October 1855 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Josephte was the child of Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE.

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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Jean-Baptiste MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR married

Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE
Marriage date: 30 September 1799
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE was the child of Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE

Amable MOREAU

Born: 28 March 1804, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 29 January 1870, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Josephte GIARD 14 February 1825 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Jean-Baptiste MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE 30 September 1799, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)