Louis MOREAU
Married: Marie-Catherine BONHOMME 29 March 1693 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Mathurin
MOREAU
Born
9 April 1641
,
Champdeniers, Deux-Sèvres, France
Died
abt. 1712
,
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Parents & Family of Mathurin MOREAU
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Mathurin was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1667.
Son of Louis Maureau and Jeanne Douineau-Laurence
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Recorded occupation: Domestique de Pierre Maufay
The term domestique, or domestic servant, whether it was used in France or in New-France, was associated with: Servants working in a home; Agricultural servants; Personal servants; Any person at the service of another, without specifics.
Domestique also included all servants, of any type, working for religious communities and hospital staff, which represented an important group in the colony.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Day in the Life of a Domestique: Navigating 18th Century New France
Domestique also included all servants, of any type, working for religious communities and hospital staff, which represented an important group in the colony.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Day in the Life of a Domestique: Navigating 18th Century New France
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mathurin MOREAU
Mathurin MOREAU married 
Marie GIRARD
Marriage date: 8 May 1667
Marriage place: Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie GIRARDMarriage date: 8 May 1667
Marriage place: Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Children of Mathurin MOREAU and Marie GIRARD
Michel MOREAU
Born: 13 May 1673, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Madeleine BELLEAU dite LAROSE 18 October 1693 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Madeleine LARUE 8 August 1712 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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MOREAU – Contraction of Morineau, nickname given to an individual with a more or less dark complexion, in reference to the Moorish people, encountered during the crusades. Also, from the Latin 'Maurellus', from Maurus which means the Mauritanian, again the nickname of a dark-skinned individual. Finally, can come from the name of several localities in France.
Mathurin Moreau was baptized on April 9, 1641 in Champdeniers, Deux-Sèvres, France. Son of Louis Maureau and Jeanne Douineau-Laurence, he married the widow of Antoine Rouillard, Marie Girard, daughter of Michel and Charlotte Desnoyers, on May 8, 1667 in Sillery. The couple have 4 children. Arrived in 1664, he was confirmed in Quebec in 1665. He owned land in the region of Quebec, notably in Sillery. In 1670, he received property from the Rouillard estate which was disputed by his heirs and, in order to avoid a lawsuit, he ceded his rights to them in 1692. He died in Ste-Foy after August 1, 1712, the date on which his son
Mathurin Moreau was baptized on April 9, 1641 in Champdeniers, Deux-Sèvres, France. Son of Louis Maureau and Jeanne Douineau-Laurence, he married the widow of Antoine Rouillard, Marie Girard, daughter of Michel and Charlotte Desnoyers, on May 8, 1667 in Sillery. The couple have 4 children. Arrived in 1664, he was confirmed in Quebec in 1665. He owned land in the region of Quebec, notably in Sillery. In 1670, he received property from the Rouillard estate which was disputed by his heirs and, in order to avoid a lawsuit, he ceded his rights to them in 1692. He died in Ste-Foy after August 1, 1712, the date on which his son
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Birth — 16419 April 1641
Champdeniers, Deux-Sèvres, France
1667 Marriage / PartnerMathurin MOREAU and Marie GIRARD 8 May 1667, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
He was 26 years old.
1668 Birth of ChildLouis MOREAU was born 9 March 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Mathurin was 26 years old.
1673 Birth of ChildMichel MOREAU was born 13 May 1673, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
Mathurin was 32 years old.
1693 Marriage of ChildLouis MOREAU married 29 March 1693, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie-Catherine BONHOMME
1693 Marriage of ChildMichel MOREAU married 18 October 1693, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine BELLEAU dite LAROSE
1708 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie GIRARD died 8 December 1708, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
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