Francoise MORAND

Born

19 May 1778 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 May 1844 , La-Pérade, Canada East

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Joseph MORAND Marie-Josèphe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

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Born: 19 May 1778 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph MORAND

Mother: Marie-Josèphe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

Paternal grandparents: Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE , Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)

Maternal grandparents: François-Joseph GUILBAUT/GUIBAUT dit GRANDBOIS , Marguerite BEAUDOIN

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

Francoise married François COUTURE 3 July 1810 in Deschaillons, Lower Canada . François COUTURE was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François was the child of François-Xavier COUTURE dit LACRESSONNIÈRE and Madeleine-Francoise DUSSAULT.

Francoise married (2) Joseph RICHER 16 January 1821 in Deschaillons, Lower Canada . Joseph RICHER was born 13 March 1768 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons). Joseph died 13 January 1849 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons). Joseph was the child of Joseph RICHER and Louise ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ.

Francoise MORAND died 13 May 1844 in La-Pérade, Canada East .

m. Couture Francois
m. Richer Joseph

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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 MORAND married

François COUTURE
Marriage date: 3 July 1810
Marriage place: Deschaillons, Lower Canada
François COUTURE was the child of François-Xavier COUTURE dit LACRESSONNIÈRE and Madeleine-Francoise DUSSAULT

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Francoise MORAND married

Joseph RICHER
Marriage date: 16 January 1821
Marriage place: Deschaillons, Lower Canada
Joseph RICHER was the child of Joseph RICHER and Louise ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ

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Birth — 1778
19 May 1778
La-Pérade, 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)

1810 Marriage / Partner
Francoise MORAND and François COUTURE 3 July 1810, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

She was 32 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

1821 Marriage / Partner
Francoise MORAND and Joseph RICHER 16 January 1821, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

She was 42 years old.

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

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)