Joseph MOREAU dit DEJORDY

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15 June 1804 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Antoine MOREAU dit DEJORDY Angelique BOISSEAU

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Born: 15 June 1804 in Verchères, Lower Canada

Father: Antoine MOREAU dit DEJORDY

Mother: Angelique BOISSEAU

Paternal grandparents: Louis DEJORDY (DESJODY) , Marie-Anne PICHÉ dite LAMUSETTE

Maternal grandparents: Louis BOISSEAU , Elisabeth FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE

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Joseph married Julie SAULNIER 31 January 1826 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Julie SAULNIER was born 22 August 1804 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Julie was the child of Charles SAULNIER and Louise MIGNEAULT.

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Julie SAULNIER
Marriage date: 31 January 1826
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada

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Julie SAULNIER was the child of Charles SAULNIER and Louise MIGNEAULT

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Children of Joseph MOREAU dit DEJORDY and Julie SAULNIER

Julie MOREAU

Born: 10 August 1829, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 11 May 1897, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: David BOUCHER 2 June 1851 Place: Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East

Celina MOREAU dite DESOURDIT

Born: April 1838, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Lower Canada
Died: 6 November 1903, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Alfred BOUCHER 12 February 1866 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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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 — 1804
15 June 1804
Verchères, Lower Canada

1826 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MOREAU dit DEJORDY and Julie SAULNIER 31 January 1826, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 21 years old.

1829 Birth of Child
Julie MOREAU was born 10 August 1829, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1838 Birth of Child
Celina MOREAU dite DESOURDIT was born April 1838, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 33 years old.

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