Antoine MELOCHE dit LIVERNOIS

Born

20 September 1721 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

15 April 1782 , Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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François MELOCHE Marie MOUFLET

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Born: 20 September 1721 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: François MELOCHE

Mother: Marie MOUFLET

Maternal grandparents: Jean MOUFLET dit CHAMPAGNE , Anne DODIN (DAUDIN)

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Antoine married Marie-Anne LANIEL dite DESROSIERS 17 January 1757 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LANIEL dite DESROSIERS was born 30 October 1736 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne was the child of Antoine LANIEL DESROSIERS and Marie-Anne FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) dite URBAIN.

Antoine MELOCHE dit LIVERNOIS died 15 April 1782 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Marie-Anne LANIEL dite DESROSIERS
Marriage date: 17 January 1757
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LANIEL dite DESROSIERS was the child of Antoine LANIEL DESROSIERS and Marie-Anne FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) dite URBAIN

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François MELOCHE dit LIVERNOIS

Born: 15 April 1764, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 June 1827, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise PICARD 17 February 1794 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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Birth — 1721
20 September 1721
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Antoine MELOCHE dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Anne LANIEL dite DESROSIERS 17 January 1757, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 35 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.

1764 Birth of Child
François MELOCHE dit LIVERNOIS was born 15 April 1764, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Antoine was 42 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.