Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

Born

15 August 1671 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

18 June 1756 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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.

Parents & Family of Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

Parents of Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

Father

Olivier MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

Mother

Françoise DUQUET

Grandparents of Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Denis DUQUET Catherine GAUTHIER

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: seigneur

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)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married

Élisabeth PECCARER
Marriage date: 16 August 1690
Marriage place: , France

Marriage notes:

Rochefort, (Saint-Louis), (Charente-Maritime)

Children of Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Élisabeth PECCARER

Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

Born: 15 April 1692, , France
Died: 29 April 1759, Boucherville, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite DUMONT 27 June 1723 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Charles-Alexandre MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

Born: 17 April 1693, Tonnay-Charente, St-Étienne, France
Died: 31 March 1774, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie COUILLARD 21 February 1724 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne OUIMET 2 August 1749 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne MOREL

Born: 25 May 1702, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste D'AMOURS dit LOUVIERE 2 May 1719 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France

André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

Born: 31 October 1704, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 18 January 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse LABOURLIERE 16 January 1730 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Married: Josephte GAGNON 20 April 1750 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Louis-Joseph'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 — 1671
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, Canada, New France 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, Canada, New France to Marguerite DUMONT

1724 Marriage of Child
Charles-Alexandre MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married 21 February 1724, Beaumont, Canada, New France to Marie COUILLARD

1730 Marriage of Child
André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married 16 January 1730, Kamouraska, Canada, New France to Marie-Thérèse LABOURLIERE

1749 Marriage of Child
Charles-Alexandre MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married 2 August 1749, Kamouraska, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne OUIMET

1750 Marriage of Child
André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married 20 April 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France 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

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