Pierre-Joseph MOREAU

(b. 18 June 1737 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 7 March 1788 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre-Joseph MOREAU was born 18 June 1737 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Pierre-Joseph MOREAU was the child of Louis MOREAU and Catherine SOUCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MOREAU and Marie-Anne RODRIGUE (maternal) Pierre SOUCY and Elisabeth-Ursule FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

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

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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Madeleine was the child of Pierre BOURGELAS and Dorothee BOUCHER.

Pierre-Joseph MOREAU died 7 March 1788 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, 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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Pierre-Joseph MOREAU married

Madeleine BOURGELAS-- Date: 14 February 1763 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 (b.2 August 1767, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Antoine BOUCHARD 31 March 1788 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1737 Birth
18 June 1737
La Pocatière, 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.

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.

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.