Antoine MORIN

Born

abt. 1725 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

25 January 1786 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Antoine MORIN

Father

Pierre MORIN

Mother

Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)

Grandparents of Antoine MORIN

Paternal grandparents

Pierre MORIN Françoise Jeanne CHIASSON dite LAVALLEE

Maternal grandparents

Jacques BOULET (BOULAY) Françoise FOURNIER

Antoine had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Antoine married Marie-Anne PELLERIN 19 April 1746 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne PELLERIN was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Anne died 14 September 1811 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre PELLERIN and Marie-Anne BELANGER.

Antoine MORIN died 25 January 1786 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine MORIN

Antoine MORIN married

Marie-Anne PELLERIN
Marriage date: 19 April 1746
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PELLERIN was the child of Pierre PELLERIN and Marie-Anne BELANGER

Children of Antoine MORIN and Marie-Anne PELLERIN

Jean-Baptiste MORIN

Born: 11 February 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine PROULX 12 October 1778 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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1746 Marriage / Partner
Antoine MORIN and Marie-Anne PELLERIN 19 April 1746, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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

1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MORIN was born 11 February 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.

Revolutionary War

MORIN, ANTOINE
Ancestor #: A212502
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: CIRCA 1725
Death: 1-25-1786 ST PIERRE DE LA RIVIERE DU SUD QUEBEC CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 85, 87
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
1) City: ST PIERRE DE LA RIVIERE DU SUD - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE ANNE PELLERIN

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Revolutionary War

MORIN.Antoine. St-Pierre-du-Sud. And his two sons. Fought for the Americans in the action at Michel B1ais' house. Uncle of Louis Fontaine (BTW) .

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Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MORIN married 12 October 1778 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to Madeleine PROULX

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)