Sebastien MORIN

Born

3 July 1758 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

16 September 1829 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste MORIN Marie-Françoise BLAIS

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Born: 3 July 1758 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste MORIN

Mother: Marie-Françoise BLAIS

Paternal grandparents: Sebastien MORIN , Françoise BLANCHET

Maternal grandparents: Augustin BLAIS , Geneviève BROCHU

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Sebastien married Madeleine SENECHAL 24 June 1783 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine SENECHAL was born 7 November 1761 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Madeleine died 21 April 1830 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Madeleine was the child of Julien SÉNÉCHAL and Marie-Charlotte PAUZÉ.

Sebastien MORIN died 16 September 1829 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Sebastien MORIN married

Madeleine SENECHAL
Marriage date: 24 June 1783
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine SENECHAL was the child of Julien SÉNÉCHAL and Marie-Charlotte PAUZÉ

Children of Sebastien MORIN and Madeleine SENECHAL

Simon MORIN

Born: 5 May 1793, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie GUILLET CINQMARS 18 July 1814 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1758
3 July 1758
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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Sebastien MORIN and Madeleine SENECHAL 24 June 1783, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Simon MORIN was born 5 May 1793, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Sebastien was 34 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1814 Marriage of Child
Simon MORIN married 18 July 1814, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marie GUILLET CINQMARS

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.

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)