When Maurice Dureault was born on 27 June 1913, in Wolseley, Wolseley No. 155, Saskatchewan, Canada, his father, Albey Joseph Onesime Dureault, was 19 and his mother, Regina Marie Anne Reine Ritchot, was 18. He married Hélène Noels in February 1937, in Wolseley, Wolseley No. 155, Saskatchewan, Canada. He lived in Saskatchewan, Canada in 1916 and Qu'Appelle, South Qu'Appelle No. 157, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1926. He died on 2 December 1944, in Wolseley, Wolseley No. 155, Saskatchewan, Canada, at the age of 31.
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From the Late Latin name Mauricius, a derivative of Maurus (a byname meaning ‘Moor’, i.e. ‘dark, swarthy’), borne by, among others, an early Byzantine emperor ( c.539–602 ). It was introduced to Britain by the Normans and was popular in the Middle English period, but was not widely adopted by the nobility and became rare in the 17th century. Between the mid-19th century and the 1940s, it was moderately popular but has since faded again. See also Morris .
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