Jean-Baptiste MORASSE (MORAS)

Born

27 December 1742 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

17 May 1810 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

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Claude MORASSE (MORAS)Thérèse SAMSON

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Born: 27 December 1742 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Claude MORASSE (MORAS)

Mother: Thérèse SAMSON

Maternal grandparents: Antoine SAMSON , 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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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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Françoise BRISSON dite DUTILLY
Marriage date: 10 February 1766
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Françoise BRISSON dite DUTILLY was the child of François-Michel BRISSON and Marie-Geneviève PEPIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste MORASSE (MORAS) and Françoise BRISSON dite DUTILLY

Françoise MORASSE (MORAS)

Born: 26 November 1766, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 January 1849, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada East

Married: Eustache-Nicolas MAILLOT 25 February 1783 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Benjamin MORASSE

Born: 3 April 1772, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 April 1857, Batiscan, Canada East

Married: Marguerite BARIL 22 February 1802 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1742
27 December 1742
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 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.

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.