Jean MORIN

(b. abt. 1802 , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 May 1857 , St-Fidèle, Canada )

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Jean MORIN was born abt. 1802 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean MORIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Agnès FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois MORIN (MORAND) and Catherine PETITCLERC (maternal) Louis-François FORTIN and Marie-Josephte GIRARD

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

Jean married Suzanne TRUCHON 6 November 1827 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne TRUCHON was born 7 January 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Suzanne was the child of Louis TRUCHON dit LEVEILLE and Marie-Anne TREMBLAY.

Jean MORIN died 31 May 1857 in St-Fidèle, 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 MORIN married

Suzanne TRUCHON-- Date: 6 November 1827 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Suzanne TRUCHON was the child of Louis TRUCHON dit LEVEILLE and Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

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Children of Jean MORIN and Suzanne TRUCHON:

Adelaide MORIN (b.abt. 1829, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine TREMBLAY 6 February 1849 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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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

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

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage / Partner
Jean MORIN and Suzanne TRUCHON 6 November 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Marriage of Child
Adelaide MORIN married 6 February 1849, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Antoine TREMBLAY

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.