flag female ancestor  Marie-Joseph  MORIN

  (b. 16 March 1756 Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France   d. 8 August 1827 Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Joseph MORIN was born 16 March 1756 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Marie-Joseph MORIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORIN   and   Felicite LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre MORIN and Françoise Jeanne CHIASSON dite LAVALLEE (maternal)  Louis LEMIEUX and Geneviève FORTIN

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Marie-Joseph  married  Bernard GAGNE 2 February 1778 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bernard GAGNE  was born 25 February 1754 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce).  Bernard died 2 June 1798 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce).  Bernard was the child of Joseph GAGNE and Marie-Josephe LANDRY.

Marie-Joseph MORIN died 8 August 1827 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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-Joseph MORIN married flag male ancestor Bernard GAGNE-- Date: 2 February 1778 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Bernard GAGNE was the child of Joseph GAGNE and Marie-Josephe LANDRY




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birth1756 Birth
16 March 1756
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1778 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Joseph MORIN and Bernard GAGNE 2 February 1778, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.
1779 Birth of Child
Bernard GAGNE was born 6 January 1779, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Marie-Joseph was 22 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Bernard GAGNE died 2 June 1798, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
marriage1801 Marriage of Child
Bernard GAGNE married 27 January 1801, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce) to Josephte BARBEAU
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1827 Death
8 August 1827
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 71.
Added: 2/28/2026 4:12:11 PM - Updated: 2/28/2026 4:13:06 PM

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