Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

(b. 15 April 1692 , France d. 29 April 1759 , Boucherville, Canada, New France )

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Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was born 15 April 1692 in France

Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was the child of Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Élisabeth PECCARER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Olivier MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Françoise DUQUET

Louis-Joseph was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1702.

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

Louis-Joseph married Marguerite DUMONT 27 June 1723 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite DUMONT was born 29 August 1698 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marguerite died 24 April 1776 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite was the child of Julien DUMONT dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Madeleine TOURNEROCHE.

Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE died 29 April 1759 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
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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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