Joseph MOREAU

Born

2 February 1737 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

11 March 1812 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Joseph MOREAU Dorothée MICHAUD

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Born: 2 February 1737 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Joseph MOREAU

Mother: Dorothée MICHAUD

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MOREAU , Marie-Anne RODRIGUE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MICHAUD , Madeleine CADIEUX

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Joseph married Francoise BERUBE 14 January 1765 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Francoise BERUBE was born 2 March 1745 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Francoise died 3 May 1818 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Francoise was the child of François BERUBE and Angélique-Madeleine LEVESQUE.

Joseph MOREAU died 11 March 1812 in Kamouraska, 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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Francoise BERUBE
Marriage date: 14 January 1765
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise BERUBE was the child of François BERUBE and Angélique-Madeleine LEVESQUE

Children of Joseph MOREAU and Francoise BERUBE

Joseph MOREAU

Born: 9 December 1765, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 March 1849, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephte MORIN 15 February 1790 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Francois MOREAU

Born: 5 January 1768, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 February 1811, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 19 January 1795 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Alexandre MOREAU

Born: 29 June 1770, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Cyriac MOREAU

Born: 18 December 1772, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 June 1829, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Germain MOREAU

Born: 18 October 1775, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 September 1834, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Marie-Thecle MOREAU

Born: 17 April 1778, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 February 1848, Kamouraska, Canada East

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Birth — 1737
2 February 1737
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MOREAU and Francoise BERUBE 14 January 1765, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 27 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph MOREAU was born 9 December 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Francois MOREAU was born 5 January 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Alexandre MOREAU was born 29 June 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Cyriac MOREAU was born 18 December 1772, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Germain MOREAU was born 18 October 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 38 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Thecle MOREAU was born 17 April 1778, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Joseph MOREAU married 15 February 1790, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Josephte MORIN

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Francois MOREAU married 19 January 1795, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Marguerite SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)