Antoine MOREL

(b. 8 October 1727 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 4 July 1802 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )

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Antoine MOREL was born 8 October 1727 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Antoine MOREL was the child of Antoine MOREL and Geneviève DROUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume MOREL and Marie BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) (maternal) Étienne DROUIN and Catherine LOIGNON

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Antoine married Marie-Louise GAGNON 9 November 1750 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Marie-Louise GAGNON was born 4 August 1724 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Louise died 4 March 1779 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Louise was the child of Raphael GAGNON and Marie-Louise CLOUTIER.

Antoine MOREL died 4 July 1802 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada .
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Antoine MOREL

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Antoine MOREL married

Marie-Louise GAGNON-- Date: 9 November 1750 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise GAGNON was the child of Raphael GAGNON and Marie-Louise CLOUTIER

Children of Antoine MOREL and Marie-Louise GAGNON:

Etienne MOREL (b.10 November 1759, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 6 February 1831, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite LESSARD 4 November 1783 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre MOREL (b.20 October 1766, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 December 1831, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Louise BARRETTE 22 July 1794 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1727 Birth
8 October 1727
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

1750 Marriage / Partner
Antoine MOREL and Marie-Louise GAGNON 9 November 1750 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 23 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Etienne MOREL was born 10 November 1759, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Antoine was 32 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Pierre MOREL was born 20 October 1766, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 39 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.