Jean MOREAU

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21 November 1704 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

25 June 1786 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS Agnes RICHARD dite LAFLEUR

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Born: 21 November 1704 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS

Mother: Agnes RICHARD dite LAFLEUR

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume RICHARD dit LAFLEUR , Agnes TESSIER

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Jean married Marie-Josephte ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE 29 October 1738 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE was born 21 January 1715 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Marie-Louise AIGRON.

Jean MOREAU died 25 June 1786 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, 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-Josephte ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE
Marriage date: 29 October 1738
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Marie-Josephte ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE was the child of Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Marie-Louise AIGRON

Children of Jean MOREAU and Marie-Josephte ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE

Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS

Born: 2 August 1742, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 22 January 1815, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine GAGNON 15 February 1768 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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Birth — 1704
21 November 1704
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Jean MOREAU and Marie-Josephte ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dite LAVILLE 29 October 1738, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 33 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS was born 2 August 1742, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean was 37 years old.

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Louis MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS married 15 February 1768, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Catherine GAGNON

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.