Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Born

31 October 1755 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

16 August 1824 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marie-Thérèse married Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE 9 January 1786 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada. Joseph died 13 March 1826 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE and Catherine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL .

Parents & Family of Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Parents of Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Father

François MORISSET

Mother

Marie-Geneviève GARNIER (GRENIER)

Grandparents of Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Paternal grandparents

Pierre MORISSET Catherine LÉTOURNEAU

Maternal grandparents

Joseph GARNIER (GRENIER) Angélique-Marie-Charles HAMEL

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married

Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE
Marriage date: 9 January 1786
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE was the child of François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE and Catherine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

Children of Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Marie-Louise LACOURSE

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1866, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: François GAGNON 8 January 1811 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, 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 — 1755
31 October 1755
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE 9 January 1786, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 30 years old.

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)

1811 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LACOURSE married 8 January 1811, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to François GAGNON

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