The story of Calvados Morin star­ted in la Haye de Cal­leville in the Risle valley in 1889, before Pierre Morin took over from his father and moved the small family négo­ci­ant busi­ness to Bri­onne, then more per­man­ently to Ivry-la-Bataille, a charm­ing old Normandy cit­adel in the Eure valley.

Early Origins of the Morin family. The surname Morin was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has held a family seat from ancient times. The most unusual descendant of this family was Simon Morin, a visionary, who proclaimed himself as the Son of God and as a result was burned alive in 1663.

Pierre Morin was born in Normandy in 1639. He came to New France and married Marie Martin at Port-Royal, Acadia in 1661. They eventually settled in Beaubassin, Quebec, where Pierre died in 1690. Pierre and Marie had at least twelve children together that carried on the family name of Morin. [1]

Joseph Morin, son of Alphonse and Marie-Madeleine,, who married Agnès Bouchard, daughter of Nicolas and Anne, in Cap-Saint-Ignace, Quebec on 17th November 1701 [7] Denis Morin, son of Pierre and Françoise, who married Madeleine Boulet, daughter of Jacques and Françoise, in Quebec on 20th November 1718 [7]