Joseph MORISSEAU

Born

8 March 1727 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

8 May 1801 , Repentigny, Lower Canada

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Born: 8 March 1727 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph MORISSEAU

Father

Pierre MORISSEAU

Mother

Marie-Anne DESNOYERS dite LAJEUNESSE

Grandparents of Joseph MORISSEAU

Paternal grandparents

Pierre MORISSEAU Catherine CAILLONNEAU

Maternal grandparents

Jacques DESNOYERS dit LAJEUNESSE Marie-Anne GOGUET (GOYETTE)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Thérèse JANOT 24 November 1749 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse JANOT was born 14 November 1728 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Marie-Thérèse died 14 January 1789 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Thérèse was the child of Andre JANOT and Marie-Catherine BROUILLET.

Joseph MORISSEAU died 8 May 1801 in Repentigny, Lower Canada .

m. Janot Marie-Therese

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph MORISSEAU

Joseph MORISSEAU married

Marie-Thérèse JANOT
Marriage date: 24 November 1749
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Marie-Thérèse JANOT was the child of Andre JANOT and Marie-Catherine BROUILLET

Children of Joseph MORISSEAU and Marie-Thérèse JANOT

Marie-Josephte MORISSEAU

Born: 1 May 1762, Repentigny, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE 16 October 1780 Place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1727
8 March 1727
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MORISSEAU and Marie-Thérèse JANOT 24 November 1749 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 22 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MORISSEAU was born 1 May 1762, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 35 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.

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte MORISSEAU married 16 October 1780, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Thérèse JANOT died 14 January 1789, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1801
8 May 1801
Repentigny, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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