Moriset
L'Esperon is well identified under letter M in the 1292
Census of Paris; it is the oldest known document at this time refering
to our family name.
Bishop of Aosta from 1411 to 1433, Oger
Moriset, as per records going back to 1432,
constructed a furnace in the village of Crétaz for smelting iron
ore. Crétaz is located in Cogne valley, one of the 13 valleys of
Valle of Aosta in north of Italy, near France. Daniela Platania
published his biography in 2003 (ISBN 88-87214-59-X) in a book of 141 pages.
La Moricet,
a boat under commander Anthoine de Conflans, was used by the French-Breton
fleet of the King Louis XII at the time of a naval action against England
in 1512.
Christening paper of the ancestor Jean Moricet from the church
of Surgères, Aunis, France, and dated of August 18/1641.
Christening paper of the ancestor Mathurin Moricet from the City
Hall of Thouarsais, Vendée, France, and dated of May 9/1648.
We find the name of Jean Mauriset listed
as receiving the confirmation by Bishop Laval in Château-Richer,
Qc, on
April 11/1662. Signature of Pierre Moricet, the first son of the ancestors
Jean Moricet/Jeanne Choret, at his marriage with Catherine Létourneau
in the church of Ste-Famille (I.O.) on November 24/1698.
Signature of Jeancien Moricet, the second son of the ancestors
Jean Moricet/Jeanne Choret, at the signature of his marriage contract with
Geneviève Simon on October 6/1710.
Signature of Nicolas Moricet, the third son of the ancestors
Jean Moricet/Jeanne Choret, at a marriage in St-Michel in 1716. He signed
also other documents as Moricet, Morisett, Moriset and Morissette.
Map of 1709 showing the 2 lands at Ste-Famille of Île d'Orléans
owned by Jeanne Choret, the widow of Jean Moricet.
Plan showing the land of Mathurin Morisset in Cap-Santé,
Qc.
