Marie-Claire MORIN

(b. 17 July 1759 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1829 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Claire MORIN was born 17 July 1759 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Marie-Claire MORIN was the child of Pierre MORIN and Marie-Genevieve BLAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Sebastien MORIN and Françoise BLANCHET (maternal) Pierre BLAIS and Elisabeth BILODEAU

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Marie-Claire married Jean-Pierre ST-PIERRE 30 September 1788 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Pierre ST-PIERRE was born 26 July 1765 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Jean-Pierre died 8 July 1833 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Jean-Pierre was the child of Joseph-Alex ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Madeleine SAUCIER.

Marie-Claire MORIN died 2 March 1829 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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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Marie-Claire MORIN married

Jean-Pierre ST-PIERRE-- Date: 30 September 1788 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Pierre ST-PIERRE was the child of Joseph-Alex ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Madeleine SAUCIER

Children of Jean-Pierre ST-PIERRE and Marie-Claire MORIN:

Marie-Edesse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT (b.13 February 1801, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada d. 13 November 1875, Ste-Louise, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada)
m. Francois MORNEAU 20 October 1818 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1759 Birth
17 July 1759
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Claire MORIN and Jean-Pierre ST-PIERRE 30 September 1788, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 29 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)

1801 Birth of Child
Marie-Edesse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 13 February 1801, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Claire was 41 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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Marie-Edesse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT married 20 October 1818, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Francois MORNEAU

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)