Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR

(b. 11 March 1720 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 December 1785 , Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR was born 11 March 1720 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR was the child of Jean MORAND and Elisabeth DASYLVA dite PORTUGAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MORAND and Jacquette AUDET (maternal) Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA and Marie-Jeanne GRESLON

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

Catherine married Pierre ROUSSEL dit ST-PIERRE abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre ROUSSEL dit ST-PIERRE was born abt. 1704 in Poitiers, France. Pierre died 10 May 1761 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR died 10 December 1785 in Les Cèdres, 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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Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR married

Pierre ROUSSEL dit ST-PIERRE-- Date: abt. 1739 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Children of Pierre ROUSSEL dit ST-PIERRE and Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR:

Pierre ROUSSEL (b.28 February 1740, Bout de L'ile, Quebec, Canada d. 29 January 1818, Saint-Régis, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) 22 November 1774 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Charlotte ROUSSEL (b.9 June 1747, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1788, Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine DUVAL 11 August 1766 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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1720 Birth
11 March 1720
Montréal, Canada, New France

1740 Birth of Child
Pierre ROUSSEL was born 28 February 1740, Bout de L'ile, Quebec, Canada

Catherine was 19 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Charlotte ROUSSEL was born 9 June 1747, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 27 years old.

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

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre ROUSSEL dit ST-PIERRE died 10 May 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Charlotte ROUSSEL married 11 August 1766, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Antoine DUVAL

1774 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROUSSEL married 22 November 1774, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)

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.