Francois MORAIS

Born

8 October 1765 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

14 June 1829 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Jean-François MORAIS Ursule PLOURDE

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Born: 8 October 1765 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-François MORAIS

Mother: Ursule PLOURDE

Paternal grandparents: Louis MORAIS , Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PLOURDE , Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE

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Francois married Genevieve DENIS 20 October 1794 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve DENIS was born 26 November 1775 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit DENIS and Geneviève LAVOIE.

Francois MORAIS died 14 June 1829 in Louiseville, 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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Genevieve DENIS
Marriage date: 20 October 1794
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Genevieve DENIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit DENIS and Geneviève LAVOIE

Children of Francois MORAIS and Genevieve DENIS

Adele MORAIS

Born: 22 March 1808, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: 19 October 1876, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph TREMBLAY 29 December 1836 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1765
8 October 1765
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Francois MORAIS and Genevieve DENIS 20 October 1794, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 29 years old.

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

1808 Birth of Child
Adele MORAIS was born 22 March 1808, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

Francois was 42 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