Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

(b. 15 August 1671 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 18 June 1756 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France )

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Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was born 15 August 1671 in Québec, Canada, New France

Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was the child of Olivier MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Françoise DUQUET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Denis DUQUET and Catherine GAUTHIER

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

Louis-Joseph married Élisabeth PECCARER 16 August 1690 in France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Élisabeth PECCARER was born 22 August 1666 in France.

Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE died 18 June 1756 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France .
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Occupation

Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was a seigneur.

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)

Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés

Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was a seigneur.
Seigneurs were the most important colonists, as they were usually in the military or aristocracy prior to being a settler. These seigneurs then were charged with the task of subdividing large parcels of land into five by 15 kilometer concessions, then renting this land to a habitant. Under regulations set up by the French government in France, the seigneur could also set up a court of law, set up a mill on his land and organize a commune.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

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Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married

Élisabeth PECCARER-- Date: 16 August 1690 Place: , France
Rochefort, (Saint-Louis), (Charente-Maritime)

Children of Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Élisabeth PECCARER:

Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE (b.15 April 1692, , France d. 29 April 1759, Boucherville, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite DUMONT 27 June 1723 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charles-Alexandre MOREL dit LADURANTAYE (b.17 April 1693, Tonnay-Charente, St-Étienne, France d. 31 March 1774, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie COUILLARD 21 February 1724 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
m. Marie-Anne OUIMET 2 August 1749 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Anne MOREL (b.25 May 1702, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste D'AMOURS dit LOUVIERE 2 May 1719 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE (b.31 October 1704, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Thérèse LABOURLIERE 16 January 1730 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
m. Josephte GAGNON 20 April 1750 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1671 Birth
15 August 1671
Québec, Canada, New France

1690 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Élisabeth PECCARER 16 August 1690, , France

He was 19 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was born 15 April 1692, , France

Louis-Joseph was 20 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Charles-Alexandre MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was born 17 April 1693, Tonnay-Charente, St-Étienne, France

Louis-Joseph was 21 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1702 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MOREL was born 25 May 1702, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis-Joseph was 30 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was born 31 October 1704, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis-Joseph was 33 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne MOREL married 2 May 1719, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Jean-Baptiste D'AMOURS dit LOUVIERE

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married 27 June 1723, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marguerite DUMONT

1724 Marriage of Child
Charles-Alexandre MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married 21 February 1724, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Marie COUILLARD

1730 Marriage of Child
André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married 16 January 1730, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Thérèse LABOURLIERE

1749 Marriage of Child
Charles-Alexandre MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married 2 August 1749, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Anne OUIMET

1750 Marriage of Child
André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married 20 April 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Josephte GAGNON

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

Estate
The sixth lord of Kamouraska

When Louis-Joseph Morel de la Durantaye died in June 1756, the seigneury was divided between his heirs. They sold it two years later to the notary of Quebec, Jean-Baptiste Decharnay and his wife Marie-Louise Quercy. The new seigneur was born in France in 1727 and he was a notary in Quebec from January 1756 to May 1759.

Unfortunately, Jean-Baptiste died two years later in 1760. The seigneury was then divided between his widow who obtained half of the seigneury and his two daughters. The eldest inherited a quarter of the seigneury as did her younger daughter, Marie-Louise Decharnay who was married to the grand voyer Jean-Baptiste Magnan.

In 1782, Marie-Louise Decharnay’s husband died and in 1785 she married Paschal-Jacques Taché for the second time. Interestingly, through his mother, Marie-Anne Jolliet of Mingan, he was the great-grandson of explorer Louis Jolliet. In 1790, Marie-Louise’s mother gave her half of the seigneury and that is how the...Read MORE...

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