Joseph-Marie MOQUIN

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4 February 1756 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

8 September 1834 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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François-Antoine MOQUIN Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

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Born: 4 February 1756 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: François-Antoine MOQUIN

Mother: Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MOQUIN , Marie-Catherine BISAILLON

Maternal grandparents: Jacques PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR , Marie-Elisabeth BOURASSA

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Joseph-Marie married Marie-Josette ST-GEMME dite BEAUVAIS 11 October 1779 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josette ST-GEMME dite BEAUVAIS was born 17 January 1761 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josette died 6 August 1814 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josette was the child of Dominique-Raphael BEAUVAIS and Marguerite LEFEBVRE.

Joseph-Marie MOQUIN died 8 September 1834 in La Prairie, 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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Joseph-Marie MOQUIN married

Marie-Josette ST-GEMME dite BEAUVAIS
Marriage date: 11 October 1779
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josette ST-GEMME dite BEAUVAIS was the child of Dominique-Raphael BEAUVAIS and Marguerite LEFEBVRE

Children of Joseph-Marie MOQUIN and Marie-Josette ST-GEMME dite BEAUVAIS

Marie-Anne MOQUIN

Born: 23 March 1799, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN 27 October 1817 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1756
4 February 1756
La Prairie, 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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie MOQUIN and Marie-Josette ST-GEMME dite BEAUVAIS 11 October 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 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)

1799 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MOQUIN was born 23 March 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph-Marie was 43 years old.

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

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josette ST-GEMME dite BEAUVAIS died 6 August 1814, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne MOQUIN married 27 October 1817, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN

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)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1834
8 September 1834
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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