Francois MORIN dit VALCOURT

Born

2 February 1762 , Montmagny, Canada

Died

Francois married Louise GENDREAU 25 October 1791 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise GENDREAU was born 24 December 1766 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . Louise was the child of Jacques GENDREAU and Marie-Anne GAGNE .

Parents & Family of Francois MORIN dit VALCOURT

Parents of Francois MORIN dit VALCOURT

Father

Isidore MORIN dit VALCOURT

Mother

Louise-Francoise MIVILLE

Grandparents of Francois MORIN dit VALCOURT

Paternal grandparents

Joseph MORIN Agnes BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents

Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES Geneviève CARON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois MORIN dit VALCOURT

Francois MORIN dit VALCOURT married

Louise GENDREAU
Marriage date: 25 October 1791
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Louise GENDREAU was the child of Jacques GENDREAU and Marie-Anne GAGNE

Children of Francois MORIN dit VALCOURT and Louise GENDREAU

Marie Louise MORIN dite VALCOURT

Born: abt. 1807,
Died: ,

Married: Ignace LEMIEUX 26 February 1827 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Francois's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1762
2 February 1762
Montmagny, Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Francois MORIN dit VALCOURT and Louise GENDREAU 25 October 1791, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 29 years old.

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