Marie-Louise BESSIERE dite MORASSE

Born

abt. 1693 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

9 December 1780 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine BESSIERE (MESSIER)Jeanne CROTEAU

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Born: abt. 1693 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Antoine BESSIERE (MESSIER)

Mother: Jeanne CROTEAU

Maternal grandparents: Vincent CROTEAU , Jeanne GODEQUIN

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Marie-Louise married Simon LAURIN (LORRAIN) 31 December 1718 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Simon LAURIN (LORRAIN) was born abt. 1690 in Paris, France.

Marie-Louise BESSIERE dite MORASSE died 9 December 1780 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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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Marie-Louise BESSIERE dite MORASSE married

Simon LAURIN (LORRAIN)
Marriage date: 31 December 1718
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Simon LAURIN (LORRAIN) and Marie-Louise BESSIERE dite MORASSE

Louise LAURIN

Born: 6 October 1718, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1783, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Eustache ALLARD dit BARILLET 17 April 1741 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Josephte LAURIN (LORRAIN)

Born: 31 May 1721, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 21 December 1776, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques BEAUDRY 25 June 1743 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph MAGUET (MAILLET) 20 June 1763 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise BESSIERE dite MORASSE and Simon LAURIN (LORRAIN) 31 December 1718, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1718 Birth of Child
Louise LAURIN was born 6 October 1718, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1721 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LAURIN (LORRAIN) was born 31 May 1721, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1741 Marriage of Child
Louise LAURIN married 17 April 1741, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Eustache ALLARD dit BARILLET

1743 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LAURIN (LORRAIN) married 25 June 1743, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Jacques BEAUDRY

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

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LAURIN (LORRAIN) married 20 June 1763, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Joseph MAGUET (MAILLET)

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.