Marguerite MORISSEAU

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12 February 1751 , Repentigny, Canada, New France

Died

2 May 1825 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Louis MORISSEAU Marie-Josephe DERCY (DARCY)

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Born: 12 February 1751 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Father: Louis MORISSEAU

Mother: Marie-Josephe DERCY (DARCY)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MORISSEAU , Catherine CAILLONNEAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DERCY (DARCY) , Genevieve JETTE

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste DOLBEC 12 July 1773 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste DOLBEC was born 22 February 1749 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 3 May 1820 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Louis-Joseph DOLBEC and Monique ROBITAILLE.

Marguerite MORISSEAU died 2 May 1825 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jean-Baptiste DOLBEC
Marriage date: 12 July 1773
Marriage place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DOLBEC was the child of Louis-Joseph DOLBEC and Monique ROBITAILLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste DOLBEC and Marguerite MORISSEAU

Monique DOLBEC

Born: 26 September 1778, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 August 1834, Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada

Married: Christophe LUSSIER 9 October 1797 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Rosalie DOLBEC

Born: 9 July 1784, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 February 1811, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste HOULE 5 July 1802 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1751
12 February 1751
Repentigny, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MORISSEAU and Jean-Baptiste DOLBEC 12 July 1773, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She was 22 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Monique DOLBEC was born 26 September 1778, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Rosalie DOLBEC was born 9 July 1784, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 33 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage of Child
Monique DOLBEC married 9 October 1797, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Christophe LUSSIER

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Rosalie DOLBEC married 5 July 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Jean-Baptiste HOULE

1811 Death of Child
Rosalie DOLBEC died 12 February 1811, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marguerite was 60 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

1820 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste DOLBEC died 3 May 1820, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

Death — 1825
2 May 1825
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 74.

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