Germain MORIN

Born

23 October 1780 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 April 1863 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East

Parents & Family of Germain MORIN

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Born: 23 October 1780 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Germain MORIN

Father

Basile MORIN dit VALCOURT

Mother

Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Grandparents of Germain MORIN

Paternal grandparents

Jean-François MORIN dit VALCOURT Marguerite ISABEL

Maternal grandparents

Jacques-François DESTROISMAISONS Marie-Anne MORIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Germain married Usule MARCEAU 11 November 1806 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Usule MARCEAU was born 11 October 1786 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . Usule died 10 December 1855 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East . Usule was the child of Joseph MARCEAU and Marie-Louise MERCIER.

Germain MORIN died 30 April 1863 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Germain MORIN

Germain MORIN married

Usule MARCEAU
Marriage date: 11 November 1806
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Usule MARCEAU was the child of Joseph MARCEAU and Marie-Louise MERCIER

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Germain MORIN and Usule MARCEAU

Vital MORIN

Born: 14 July 1809, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Emerentienne THEBERGE 22 November 1836 Place: Saint-Vallier, Lower 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 — 1780
23 October 1780
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1806 Marriage / Partner
Germain MORIN and Usule MARCEAU 11 November 1806, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 26 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Vital MORIN was born 14 July 1809, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Germain was 28 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1836 Marriage of Child
Vital MORIN married 22 November 1836, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada to Emerentienne THEBERGE

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1855 Death of Spouse/Partner
Usule MARCEAU died 10 December 1855, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death — 1863
30 April 1863
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East
He died at the age of 82.

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