François MORIN

Born

10 April 1746 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Died

23 July 1824 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste MORIN Barbe-Félicité PELLETIER

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Born: 10 April 1746 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste MORIN

Mother: Barbe-Félicité PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents: Simeon MORIN , Marie BERGEVIN

Maternal grandparents: Charles PELLETIER , Barbe ST-PIERRE

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François married Thérèse LEVESQUE 18 November 1771 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse LEVESQUE was born 26 March 1751 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Thérèse died 25 July 1799 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Thérèse was the child of François-Robert LEVESQUE and Marie-Angélique BERUBE.

François MORIN died 23 July 1824 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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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François MORIN married

Thérèse LEVESQUE
Marriage date: 18 November 1771
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Thérèse LEVESQUE was the child of François-Robert LEVESQUE and Marie-Angélique BERUBE

Children of François MORIN and Thérèse LEVESQUE

Marthe MORIN

Born: 11 February 1774, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 November 1847, Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Canada East

Married: Antoine DIONNE 6 February 1798 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1746
10 April 1746
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
François MORIN and Thérèse LEVESQUE 18 November 1771, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 25 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marthe MORIN was born 11 February 1774, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

François was 27 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.