Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE
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The sixth lord of Kamouraska
When Louis-Joseph Morel de la Durantaye died in June 1756, the seigneury was divided between his heirs. They sold it two years later to the notary of Quebec, Jean-Baptiste Decharnay and his wife Marie-Louise Quercy. The new seigneur was born in France in 1727 and he was a notary in Quebec from January 1756 to May 1759.
Unfortunately, Jean-Baptiste died two years later in 1760. The seigneury was then divided between his widow who obtained half of the seigneury and his two daughters. The eldest inherited a quarter of the seigneury as did her younger daughter, Marie-Louise Decharnay who was married to the grand voyer Jean-Baptiste Magnan.
In 1782, Marie-Louise Decharnay’s husband died and in 1785 she married Paschal-Jacques Taché for the second time. Interestingly, through his mother, Marie-Anne Jolliet of Mingan, he was the great-grandson of explorer Louis Jolliet. In 1790, Marie-Louise’s mother gave her half of the seigneury and that is how the Taché family entered the history of Kamouraska. It was cousins of the Taché seigneurial family who had the Taché wharf built in Kamouraska. Charles Taché was a merchant and notary. He joined forces with his brother Jean-Baptiste, who was a politician and notary. Together, they created a commercial company that promoted the economic development of the seigneury by allowing products and goods to be shipped to Quebec and then receiving finished products in the seigneury. The Taché quay was built between 1815 and 1826, on the site of an older quay.
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