Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS

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abt. 1775 , Québec Province, Canada

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Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS Marie-Catherine GAGNON

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Born: abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS

Mother: Marie-Catherine GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Jean MOREAU , Marie-Josephte ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Marc-Antoine GAGNON , Marie-Madeleine DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE

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Louis married Marguerite FAVREAU 2 October 1815 in Joliette, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite FAVREAU was born abt. 1778 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite was the child of Joseph FAVREAU and Archange PERRAULT.

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

Marguerite FAVREAU
Marriage date: 2 October 1815
Marriage place: Joliette, Lower Canada
Marguerite FAVREAU was the child of Joseph FAVREAU and Archange PERRAULT

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Children of Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS and Marguerite FAVREAU

Hubert MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS

Born: 7 December 1817, Joliette, Lower Canada
Died: 1 June 1897, Greenbush, Minnesota, USA

Married: Emerence MARTINEAU 12 February 1844 Place: Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

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1815 Marriage / Partner
Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS and Marguerite FAVREAU 2 October 1815, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

1817 Birth of Child
Hubert MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS was born 7 December 1817, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

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