Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN

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23 June 1722 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

30 July 1781 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre MOQUIN Marie-Catherine BISAILLON

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Born: 23 June 1722 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre MOQUIN

Mother: Marie-Catherine BISAILLON

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin MOQUIN , Suzanne BEAUJAN

Maternal grandparents: Étienne BISAILLON , Jeanne ROUANNAIS

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Ursule SURPRENANT 18 February 1743 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Ursule SURPRENANT was born 2 February 1723 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Ursule died 23 March 1803 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Ursule was the child of Laurent SURPRENANT and Jeanne BEAUVAIS.

Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN died 30 July 1781 in La Prairie, 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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Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN married

Marie-Ursule SURPRENANT
Marriage date: 18 February 1743
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Ursule SURPRENANT was the child of Laurent SURPRENANT and Jeanne BEAUVAIS

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Children of Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN and Marie-Ursule SURPRENANT

Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN

Born: 28 December 1743, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 12 February 1784, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre-Marie MOQUIN

Born: 13 November 1745, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques MOQUIN

Born: 8 January 1748, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 22 November 1826, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique BOUTEILLE 29 October 1787 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Married: Marie-Angelique LUSSIER 25 February 1805 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Zephirin MOQUIN

Born: 26 August 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

François MOQUIN

Born: 2 April 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 11 August 1830, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Ursule MOQUIN

Born: 29 September 1755, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 4 August 1827, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie CHARRON 12 February 1776 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine MOQUIN

Born: 5 April 1757, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 9 September 1834, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte DUBOIS dite RONDEL 30 August 1781 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Raphael MOQUIN

Born: 29 April 1760, La Prairie, Canada
Died: 20 April 1834, Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Archange PARENT 29 April 1783 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Joseph MOQUIN

Born: 15 May 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 July 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe MOQUIN

Born: 23 April 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 July 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre MOQUIN

Born: 11 April 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 August 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
23 June 1722
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN and Marie-Ursule SURPRENANT 18 February 1743, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 20 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MOQUIN was born 28 December 1743, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 21 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Pierre-Marie MOQUIN was born 13 November 1745, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Jacques MOQUIN was born 8 January 1748, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Zephirin MOQUIN was born 26 August 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
François MOQUIN was born 2 April 1753, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule MOQUIN was born 29 September 1755, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Antoine MOQUIN was born 5 April 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Raphael MOQUIN was born 29 April 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph MOQUIN was born 15 May 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1763 Death of Child
Pierre-Marie MOQUIN died 2 June 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe MOQUIN was born 23 April 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Pierre MOQUIN was born 11 April 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ursule MOQUIN married 12 February 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph-Marie CHARRON

Death — 1781
30 July 1781
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 59.

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