Marie-Josephte ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE

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21 January 1715 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE Marie-Louise AIGRON

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Born: 21 January 1715 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE

Mother: Marie-Louise AIGRON

Maternal grandparents: Pierre AIGRON , Madeleine DOUCET

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Marie-Josephte married Jean MOREAU 29 October 1738 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean MOREAU was born 21 November 1704 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean died 25 June 1786 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Jean was the child of Jean MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS and Agnes RICHARD dite LAFLEUR.

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 MOREAU
Marriage date: 29 October 1738
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Jean MOREAU was the child of Jean MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS and Agnes RICHARD dite LAFLEUR

Children of Jean MOREAU and Marie-Josephte ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE

Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS

Born: 2 August 1742, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 22 January 1815, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine GAGNON 15 February 1768 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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Birth — 1715
21 January 1715
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1738 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE and Jean MOREAU 29 October 1738, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

She was 23 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS was born 2 August 1742, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Josephte was 27 years old.

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