Marie-Agathe
MORISSET
Born
2 August 1790
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
2 May 1865
,
Saint-David, Canada East
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Born: 2 August 1790 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Jacques-Philippe MORISSET
Mother:
Marguerite ALLARD
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste MORISSET
, Marie-Josephte HOUDE
Maternal grandparents:
Francois ALLARD
, Marguerite COUTURIER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Agathe married Joseph JOYAL 7 November 1811 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph JOYAL was born 10 March 1789 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Joseph died 20 February 1875 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Joseph was the child of Joseph JOYAL and Charlotte RITCHOT.
Marie-Agathe MORISSET died 2 May 1865 in Saint-David, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Marie-Agathe MORISSET
Marie-Agathe MORISSET married 
Joseph JOYAL
Marriage date: 7 November 1811
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Joseph JOYAL was the child of Joseph JOYAL and Charlotte RITCHOT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Joseph JOYALMarriage date: 7 November 1811
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Joseph JOYAL was the child of Joseph JOYAL and Charlotte RITCHOT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph JOYAL and Marie-Agathe MORISSET
Michel JOYALMarried: Marie LAUZON 3 February 1845 Place: Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska)
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Birth — 17902 August 1790
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1811 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Agathe MORISSET and Joseph JOYAL 7 November 1811, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
She was 21 years old.
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 England1820 Birth of ChildMichel JOYAL was born 17 September 1820, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marie-Agathe was 30 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1845 Marriage of ChildMichel JOYAL married 3 February 1845, Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska) to Marie LAUZON
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Death — 18652 May 1865
Saint-David, Canada East
She died at the age of 74.
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