Pierre MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR

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abt. 1664 , Bordeaux, France

Died

6 November 1709 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1664 in Bordeaux, France

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Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1697.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Pierre married Elisabeth RICHAUME 16 August 1697 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth RICHAUME was born 31 August 1666 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Elisabeth died 4 April 1703 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Elisabeth was the child of Pierre RICHAUME dit PETRUS and Marthe-Marie ARNUS (ARNUE) (ARNAULT).

Pierre married (2) Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE 29 November 1705 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE was born 10 February 1687 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Françoise-Angélique was the child of Louis MÉLINE and Anne-Marie MASSARD.

Pierre MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR died 6 November 1709 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Moreau and Catherine Bouret

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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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Pierre MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR married

Elisabeth RICHAUME
Marriage date: 16 August 1697
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Elisabeth RICHAUME was the child of Pierre RICHAUME dit PETRUS and Marthe-Marie ARNUS (ARNUE) (ARNAULT)

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Children of Pierre MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Elisabeth RICHAUME

Marie-Anne MOREAU

Born: 14 February 1698, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 13 October 1731, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste BERNARD dit JOLICOEUR 24 May 1716 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR married

Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE
Marriage date: 29 November 1705
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE was the child of Louis MÉLINE and Anne-Marie MASSARD

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Children of Pierre MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE

Antoine MOREAU

Born: 20 December 1707, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 14 November 1760, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada

Married: Madeleine BRÛLÉ 13 February 1736 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR

Born: 25 February 1710, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1758, Berthierville, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Agnes DOUCET 14 April 1738 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Married: Marie-Cecile HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) 12 February 1749 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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MOREAU – Contraction of Morineau, nickname given to an individual with a more or less dark complexion, in reference to the Moorish people, encountered during the crusades. Also, from the Latin 'Maurellus', from Maurus which means the Mauritanian, again the nickname of a dark-skinned individual. Finally, can come from the name of several localities in France.

Pierre Moreau-Francoeur was born around 1664 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Son of Jean Moreau and Catherine Bouret, he married the widow of Robert Desmares, Élisabeth Richaume, daughter of Pierre Richaume and Marthe Arnu, on August 16, 1697 in Quebec. From this union were born 3 daughters. Widowed in 1703, he married Françoise-Angélique Méline, daughter of Louis Méline and Marie-Anne Massard, on November 29, 1705 in Montreal. The couple have 3 children. Corporal of the Maricourt company, he settled in Montreal in 1697. He was said to be an innkeeper in 1703. He died in Montreal and was buried there on November 6, 1709.
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1697 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Elisabeth RICHAUME 16 August 1697, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MOREAU was born 14 February 1698, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1703 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth RICHAUME died 4 April 1703, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1705 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE 29 November 1705, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1707 Birth of Child
Antoine MOREAU was born 20 December 1707, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Death — 1709
6 November 1709
Montréal, Canada, New France

1710 Birth of Child
Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR was born 25 February 1710, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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