Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Born

24 February 1753 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

6 December 1828 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE)Marie-Catherine BLAIS

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Born: 24 February 1753 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Mother: Marie-Catherine BLAIS

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas MORISSET , Marie-Anne CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Antoine BLAIS , Ambroise-Françoise FOURNIER

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Nicolas married Marie-Louise-Elisabeth BROUSSEAU 13 January 1775 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth BROUSSEAU was born 19 November 1752 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise-Elisabeth died 27 January 1815 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Marie-Louise-Elisabeth was the child of Antoine BROUSSEAU and Marie-Louise-Elisabeth GAGNON.

Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) died 6 December 1828 in Saint-Henri, 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-Louise-Elisabeth BROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 13 January 1775
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth BROUSSEAU was the child of Antoine BROUSSEAU and Marie-Louise-Elisabeth GAGNON

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Nicolas MORISSET

Born: 6 March 1780, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 October 1840, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angelique ISABELLE 16 February 1801 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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Birth — 1753
24 February 1753
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Louise-Elisabeth BROUSSEAU 13 January 1775, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

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.