Jean-Baptiste MORIN

(b. 30 April 1766 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 October 1804 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste MORIN was born 30 April 1766 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste MORIN was the child of Francois MORIN (MORAND) and Catherine PETITCLERC and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis PETITCLERC and Marie-Genevieve BELLEAU

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

Jean-Baptiste married Agnès FORTIN 17 August 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Agnès FORTIN was born 18 May 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Agnès died 7 May 1826 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Agnès was the child of Louis-François FORTIN and Marie-Josephte GIRARD.

Jean-Baptiste MORIN died 20 October 1804 in La Malbaie, 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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Jean-Baptiste MORIN married

Agnès FORTIN-- Date: 17 August 1791 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Agnès FORTIN was the child of Louis-François FORTIN and Marie-Josephte GIRARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Agnès FORTIN:

Angele MORIN (MORAND) (b.28 September 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Mathieu SAVARD 18 August 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie MORIN (b.21 May 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Elie GAGNÉ 5 February 1828 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean MORIN (b.abt. 1802, , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 May 1857, St-Fidèle, Canada)
m. Suzanne TRUCHON 6 November 1827 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1766 Birth
30 April 1766
Québec, 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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Agnès FORTIN 17 August 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Angele MORIN (MORAND) was born 28 September 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

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

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marie MORIN was born 21 May 1800, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.