Louis CANUEL dit MORIN

(b. abt. 1764 , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 December 1820 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Louis CANUEL dit MORIN was born abt. 1764 in Québec Province, Canada

Louis CANUEL dit MORIN was the child of Jean-Louis CANUEL and Marie PROULX and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre PROULX and Agathe DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Madeleine BIBEAU 30 October 1797 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine BIBEAU was born 27 April 1780 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 31 January 1826 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Jacques BIBEAU and Elisabeth CHARPENTIER.

Louis CANUEL dit MORIN died 19 December 1820 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Louis CANUEL dit MORIN was a Jardiner.

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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