François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE

Born

12 March 1736 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

9 October 1809 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

François-Xavier married Marie-Josephte GERVAIS 8 April 1755 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS was born 2 January 1733 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte died 26 April 1817 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE .

Parents & Family of François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE

Parents of François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE

Father

Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE

Mother

Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)

Grandparents of François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre MORAND Marie-Madeleine GRIMARD

Maternal grandparents

Jacques MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) Catherine BARIL

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE

François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE married

Marie-Josephte GERVAIS
Marriage date: 8 April 1755
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE

Children of François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Marie-Josephte MORAND dite DOUVILLE

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles-Benjamin VACHON 12 August 1788 Place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE

Born: 1 May 1757, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 23 July 1828, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne VALLÉE 15 July 1788 Place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre MORAND

Born: 22 May 1768, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 February 1814, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine ROY dite CHÂTELLERAULT 4 February 1794 Place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François-Xavier'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 — 1736
12 March 1736
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte GERVAIS 8 April 1755 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 19 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE was born 1 May 1757, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François-Xavier was 21 years old.

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre MORAND was born 22 May 1768, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François-Xavier was 32 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
François-Marie MORAND dit DOUVILLE married 15 July 1788, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne VALLÉE

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte MORAND dite DOUVILLE married 12 August 1788 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada to Charles-Benjamin VACHON

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Pierre MORAND married 4 February 1794, La-Pérade, Lower Canada to Madeleine ROY dite CHÂTELLERAULT

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)