Laurent MOREAU

Born

24 October 1722 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

21 May 1800 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

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Pierre MOREAU dit LAGRANGE Geneviève FONTAINE

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Born: 24 October 1722 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre MOREAU dit LAGRANGE

Mother: Geneviève FONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Jean MOREAU dit LAGRANGE , Anne COUTURE

Maternal grandparents: Étienne FONTAINE , Marie CONILLE

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Laurent married Marie-Helene COULOMBE 10 June 1748 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Helene COULOMBE was born 29 September 1725 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Helene died 14 May 1804 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marie-Helene was the child of Louis COULOMBE and Helene PAULET.

Laurent MOREAU died 21 May 1800 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Marie-Helene COULOMBE
Marriage date: 10 June 1748
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Helene COULOMBE was the child of Louis COULOMBE and Helene PAULET

Children of Laurent MOREAU and Marie-Helene COULOMBE

Laurent MOREAU

Born: 6 March 1749, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 17 June 1833, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève COTE 2 March 1772 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste MOREAU

Born: 1 August 1755, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Brigitte BERGERON 10 February 1777 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Joseph MOREAU

Born: 6 February 1760, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Catherine BERGERON 17 January 1785 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte MOREAU

Born: 31 August 1762, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada
Died: 28 February 1848, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada East

Married: André DAIGLE 21 November 1784 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
24 October 1722
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Laurent MOREAU and Marie-Helene COULOMBE 10 June 1748 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Laurent MOREAU was born 6 March 1749, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Laurent was 26 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MOREAU was born 1 August 1755, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 32 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph MOREAU was born 6 February 1760, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 37 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte MOREAU was born 31 August 1762, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 39 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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Laurent MOREAU married 2 March 1772 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Marie-Geneviève COTE

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.