flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  MORASSE (MORAS)

  (b. 27 December 1742 Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France   d. 17 May 1810 Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste MORASSE (MORAS) was born 27 December 1742 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste MORASSE (MORAS) was the child of Claude MORASSE (MORAS)   and   Thérèse SAMSON and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Antoine SAMSON and Catherine-Angélique LARUE

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Françoise BRISSON dite DUTILLY 10 February 1766 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise BRISSON dite DUTILLY  was born 15 May 1731 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade).  Françoise died 15 September 1810 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada.  Françoise was the child of François-Michel BRISSON and Marie-Geneviève PEPIN.

Jean-Baptiste MORASSE (MORAS) died 17 May 1810 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jean-Baptiste MORASSE (MORAS) married flag female ancestor Françoise BRISSON dite DUTILLY-- Date: 10 February 1766 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
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Françoise BRISSON dite DUTILLY was the child of François-Michel BRISSON and Marie-Geneviève PEPIN




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birth1742 Birth
27 December 1742
Sainte-Foy, Québec, 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.
marriage1766 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MORASSE (MORAS) and Françoise BRISSON dite DUTILLY 10 February 1766, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.
1766 Birth of Child
Françoise MORASSE (MORAS) was born 26 November 1766, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.
1772 Birth of Child
Benjamin MORASSE was born 3 April 1772, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.
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 of Child
Françoise MORASSE (MORAS) married 25 February 1783, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada to Eustache-Nicolas MAILLOT
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1802 Marriage of Child
Benjamin MORASSE married 22 February 1802, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada to Marguerite BARIL
death1810 Death
17 May 1810
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 67.
Added: 8/22/2015 7:43:49 AM - Updated: 3/25/2025 12:35:29 PM

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