Joseph MOREAU

Born

30 June 1739 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

4 January 1811 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Jean-Francois-Ignace MOREAU Anne DIONNE

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Born: 30 June 1739 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Francois-Ignace MOREAU

Mother: Anne DIONNE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MOREAU , Marie-Anne RODRIGUE

Maternal grandparents: Jean DIONNE , Marie-Charlotte MIGNAULT

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Joseph married Marthe TONDREAU 5 February 1759 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marthe TONDREAU was born 2 March 1729 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marthe died 5 December 1795 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marthe was the child of Joseph TONDREAU and Elisabeth LANGELIER.

Joseph MOREAU died 4 January 1811 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Joseph MOREAU married

Marthe TONDREAU
Marriage date: 5 February 1759
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marthe TONDREAU was the child of Joseph TONDREAU and Elisabeth LANGELIER

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Joseph MOREAU

Born: 7 February 1768, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 April 1847, L'Islet, Canada East

Married: Genevieve CARON 15 January 1788 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1739
30 June 1739
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1759 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MOREAU and Marthe TONDREAU 5 February 1759, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 19 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph MOREAU was born 7 February 1768, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.