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flag male ancestor  Raphael  MOQUIN

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

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Born: 29 April 1760 in La Prairie, Canada

Parents of Raphael MOQUIN

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Raphael  married  Marie-Archange PARENT 29 April 1783 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Archange PARENT  was born 22 May 1768 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada .  Marie-Archange died 13 April 1814 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .  Marie-Archange was the child of Antoine PARENT and Marie-Josephte COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE.

Raphael MOQUIN died 20 April 1834 in Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Raphael MOQUIN

Raphael MOQUIN married flag female ancestor Marie-Archange PARENT
Marriage date: 29 April 1783
Marriage place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Archange PARENT was the child of Antoine PARENT and Marie-Josephte COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE

Children of Raphael MOQUIN and Marie-Archange PARENT


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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1760
29 April 1760
La Prairie, Canada
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.
marriage1783 Marriage / Partner
Raphael MOQUIN and Marie-Archange PARENT 29 April 1783, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.
1785 Birth of Child
Archange MOQUIN was born 9 August 1785, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Raphael was 25 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1808 Marriage of Child
Archange MOQUIN married 18 July 1808, Longueuil, Lower Canada to Joseph GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN
1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Archange PARENT died 13 April 1814, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
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
1822 Death of Child
Archange MOQUIN died 19 April 1822, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Raphael was 62 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
DeathDeath — 1834
20 April 1834
Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.
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