Pierre-Joseph MOREAU

Born

18 June 1737 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

7 March 1788 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre-Joseph married Madeleine BOURGELAS 14 February 1763 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine BOURGELAS was born 10 November 1734 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . Madeleine was the child of Pierre BOURGELAS and Dorothee BOUCHER .

Parents & Family of Pierre-Joseph MOREAU

Parents of Pierre-Joseph MOREAU

Father

Louis MOREAU

Mother

Catherine SOUCY

Grandparents of Pierre-Joseph MOREAU

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MOREAU Marie-Anne RODRIGUE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre SOUCY Elisabeth-Ursule FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre-Joseph MOREAU

Pierre-Joseph MOREAU married

Madeleine BOURGELAS
Marriage date: 14 February 1763
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine BOURGELAS was the child of Pierre BOURGELAS and Dorothee BOUCHER

Children of Pierre-Joseph MOREAU and Madeleine BOURGELAS

Marie-Josephte MOREAU

Born: 2 August 1767, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Antoine BOUCHARD 31 March 1788 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1737
18 June 1737
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Joseph MOREAU and Madeleine BOURGELAS 14 February 1763, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 25 years old.

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MOREAU was born 2 August 1767, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre-Joseph was 30 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.