Dominique (Merande) Mérande dit Olivier (1717 - 1801)

Born 19 Feb 1717 in Villiers-les-Luxeuil, Franche-Comté, France

Husband of Marie Josephe Harnois — married 26 Sep 1763 in Saint-Antoine de Lavaltrie, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Husband of Marie Catherine Gladu — married 27 Nov 1775 in Sainte-Geneviève de Berthier-en-Haut, Province de Québec

Descendants

Died 8 Feb 1801 at age 83 in Saint-Cuthbert, Bas-Canada

Biography

Dominique (Merande) Mérande dit Olivier migrated from France to New France.

Son of Mathieu and Anne Marie Oudot, he is born and baptized on 19 Dec 1717 in Villers-lès-Luxeuil (St-Pierre)

Dominique (Merande) Mérande dit Olivier lived
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.

He is first found in the colony in 1759, arriving as a soldier in Montcalm's troops, Béarn regiment. (translated from below Fichier)

Marriage

Dominique Mérende dit Olivier married Marie Harnois, daughter of Jean harnois and Marie Ham dite Chosse (Chaussé), on 26 Sept 1763 in Lavaltrie (Saint-Antoine)^[1]. Dominique was listed as son of Mathieu Mérende and Marie Oudeau, of PAROISSE DE VILLAIRE, DIOCESE DE BESANCON EN FRANCHE CONTE

The couple had the following children:

1. Jean Dominique Marende, b & bapt 3 Sept 1764 Lavaltrie; Dominique Marande married Marie Coulombe 29 Oct 1787 Berthier-en-Haut
2. Joseph Marende, b & bapt 21 Mar 1766 Berthier-en-Haut
3. Marie Geneviève Marande, b & bapt 8 Dec 1769 Berthier-en-Haut; died 22 Dec 1769 buried 23rd Berthier-en-Haut @ 15 d^[2]

Marie Harnois died on 11 Jan 1773, funeral on the 12th in Berthier-en-Haut, being listed as 38 years old on the record.^[3]

Marriage 2

Marie Catherine Glatus remarried on 27 Nov 1775 in Berthier-en-Haut with Dominique Mérande dit Olivier, widower of Marie Harnois. Named as present were Pierre Roy and Joseph Robillard for the groom, and Jean Baptiste, François, Vital and Alexis Boucher for the bride, none of whom could sign.^[4]

No issue from this marriage.^[2]

Dominique died on 8 Mar 1801, funeral the next day in St-Cuthbert. He had died suddenly without benefit of clergy. The record listed him as Jean Baptiste Olivier, formerly labourer in the parish, aged around 90, French in origin, widower of Marie Glatu, and named his son Jean Baptiste Olivier as present. This would be Jean Dominique most likely.^[5]

Notes

Fichier Origine

MARANDE / MARANDET / OLIVIER, Dominique 300116

Date de naissance: 19-12-1717

Date de baptême: 19-12-1717

Lieu d'origine: Villers-lès-Luxeuil (St-Pierre) (Haute-Saône) 70564

Parents: Mathieu MARANDET et Anne Marie Oudot

Métier du père: Laboureur

Date de mariage des parents: 28-01-1704

Lieu de mariage des parents: Faucogney-et-la-Mer (St-Georges) (x)

Première mention au pays: 1759

Occupation à l'arrivée: Soldat des troupes de Montcalm, rég. de Béarn

Date de mariage: 26-09-1763

Lieu du mariage: Lavaltrie

Conjointe: Marie Josephe Harnois

Décès ou inhumation: St-Cuthbert, 08-03-1801

Remarques: Sept frères et soeurs sont baptisés à Villers-lès-Luxeuil (St-Pierre) : Marguerite, le 24-10-1705 ; Antide, le 25-12-1707 ; Jeanne-Claude, le 25-12-1709 ; Anne-Marguerite, le 26-06-1712 ; Françoise, le 11-07-1715 ; Jean-François, le 12-09-1721 et Hubert, le 06-07-1724. Un frère, Jean-Claude, est baptisé à Sainte-Marie-en-Chanois le 10-11-1704.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ marriage 1 IGD
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD
3. ↑ funeral M. harnois IGD
4. ↑ marriage 2 image IGD
5. ↑ funeral image IGD
6. ↑ Fichier origine 300116 Dominique Marande / Marandet / Olivier 2015 Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie//Québec Federation of Genealogical Societies

• IGD: Actes d'état civil et registres d'église du Québec (Collection Drouin), 1621 à 1997 - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection: Institut Généalogique Drouin (membership) https://www.genealogiequebec.com

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Linda Kincade for starting this profile.