Marguerite MORISSET

Born

12 December 1723 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

10 December 1791 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste GAGNON 26 October 1745 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 21 October 1721 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Jean-Baptiste died 6 July 1766 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite CLOUTIER .

Parents & Family of Marguerite MORISSET

Parents of Marguerite MORISSET

Father

Gentien MORISSET

Mother

Geneviève SIMON

Grandparents of Marguerite MORISSET

Paternal grandparents

Jean MORISSET Jeanne CHORET

Maternal grandparents

Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE Catherine DROUIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite MORISSET

Marguerite MORISSET married

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON
Marriage date: 26 October 1745
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite CLOUTIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite MORISSET

Marguerite GAGNON

Born: 15 February 1752, Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France
Died: 13 February 1836, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne GIRARD 16 February 1766 Place: Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

Born: 17 January 1754, Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Angélique MATHIEU 30 September 1783 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1723
12 December 1723
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MORISSET and Jean-Baptiste GAGNON 26 October 1745 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAGNON was born 15 February 1752, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 17 January 1754, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Marguerite was 30 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 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GAGNON married 16 February 1766, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada to Etienne GIRARD

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON died 6 July 1766, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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.