Louis was born in Amblie (St-Pierre) diocese of Bayeux, Normandie (ar. Caen, Calvados) on 12 August 1733, baptised on the 15th, son of Thomas Morel and Suzanne Lefebvre. [1][2][3]
First Marriage
He married Marie Madeleine Vallée, daughter of Michel Vallé and Marie Madeleine Morand dit Grimard, at Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade on 27 January 1755. Together, they had the following (known) children[4]:
Louis, n. 6 Feb 1756, Ste-Anne, d. 24 March 1756, Ste-Anne, (Died Young)
Louis, n. 11 Nov 1757, Ste-Anne
Marie Anne, n. 31 Dec 1759, Ste-Anne, d. 26 Dec 1832, Pointe-du-lac; she married Joseph ALARY on 24 Jan 1791 at La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac
Jeanne, n. 5 Apr 1761, Ste-Anne, d. 6 March 1863, Ste-Anne, (Died Young)
Joseph, n. 21 Dec 1762, Ste-Anne, d. 6 March 1844, St-François-du-Lac; he married Genevieve GENDRON COURTEAU on 9 Nov 1789 at Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Joseph, n. 12 April 1765, Ste-Anne, d. 18 June 1765, Ste-Anne, (Died Young)
Louis, n. 25 April 1766, Ste-Anne
Brigitte, n. 30 March 1768, Ste-Anne, d. 26 Aug 1815, St-Antoine-de-Padoue; she married Pierre BOUCHER on 8 Oct 1787 at Nicolet (St-Jean-Baptiste)
François, n. 21 Jan 1770, Ste-Anne, d. 12 Oct 1849, Nicolet (St-Jean-Baptiste); he married Marguerite RENE DECOTRET on 7 June 1790 at Nicolet (St-Jean-Baptiste)
His first wife passed away in August 1770.
Second Marriage
He married Marie Louise Guilbault dit Grandbois, daughter of Joseph Guilbault Grandbois and Marie Madeleine Charest, on 11 February 1771 at Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade. Together, they had the following (known) children[5]:
Louise, n. 21 July 1772, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, d. 17 Sept 1819, Nicolet (St-Jean-Baptiste); she married Joseph BEAUDOIN pm 22 Sept 1800 at Nicolet (St-Jean-Baptiste)
Françoise, n. ~1774; she married Etienne MARTIN on 7 Nov 1791 at La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac
Pierre Joseph, n. 2 April 1775, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, d. 21 April 1775, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, (Died Young)
Eulalie Angelique, n. 22 March 1776, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, d. 21 Sept 1776, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, (Died Young)
Antoine, n. 22 July 1777, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, d. 16 Sept 1777, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade (Ste-Anne), (Died Young)
Genevieve, n. 19 Aug 1778, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, d. 31 Aug 1778, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, (Died Young)
Nicolas, n. 1 June 1780, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Death
He passed away on 30 May 1790 in Nicolet. His funeral was held the next day at St-Jean-Baptiste parish of Nicolet.
Sources
↑ PRDH: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique (free): Pionnier: 151410 Louis MOREL
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Louis: