Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS

(b. 2 August 1742 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 22 January 1815 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS was born 2 August 1742 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS was the child of Jean MOREAU and Marie-Josephte ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS and Agnes RICHARD dite LAFLEUR (maternal) Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Marie-Louise AIGRON

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

Louis married Marie-Catherine GAGNON 15 February 1768 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine GAGNON was born 4 February 1749 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Catherine died 3 April 1826 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Catherine was the child of Marc-Antoine GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE.

Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS died 22 January 1815 in L'Assomption, Lower 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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Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS married

Marie-Catherine GAGNON-- Date: 15 February 1768 Place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine GAGNON was the child of Marc-Antoine GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE

Children of Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Catherine GAGNON:

Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite FAVREAU 2 October 1815 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

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1742 Birth
2 August 1742
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Catherine GAGNON 15 February 1768, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 25 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.