Antoine MOREL

Born

8 October 1727 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

4 July 1802 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

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Antoine MOREL Geneviève DROUIN

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Born: 8 October 1727 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine MOREL

Mother: Geneviève DROUIN

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume MOREL , Marie BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Étienne DROUIN , 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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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.

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Marie-Louise GAGNON
Marriage date: 9 November 1750
Marriage 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

Born: 10 November 1759, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 6 February 1831, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite LESSARD 4 November 1783 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre MOREL

Born: 20 October 1766, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 December 1831, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Louise BARRETTE 22 July 1794 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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Birth — 1727
8 October 1727
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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.