Michel-Amable MOREAU

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6 June 1739 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

20 May 1778 , Québec Province, Canada

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Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR Marie-Agnes DOUCET

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Born: 6 June 1739 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR

Mother: Marie-Agnes DOUCET

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR , Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DOUCET , Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

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Michel-Amable married Marguerite-Amable FAFARD 12 January 1761 in Berthierville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite-Amable FAFARD was born 28 February 1741 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marguerite-Amable died 31 December 1824 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marguerite-Amable was the child of Joseph FAFARD and Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS).

Michel-Amable MOREAU died 20 May 1778 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marguerite-Amable FAFARD
Marriage date: 12 January 1761
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite-Amable FAFARD was the child of Joseph FAFARD and Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

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Marguerite MOREAU

Born: 20 December 1761, Berthierville, Canada
Died: 10 September 1799, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE 20 January 1783 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Amable MOREAU

Born: 26 September 1763, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte JOBIN dite BOISVERT 9 January 1792 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1739
6 June 1739
Québec Province, Canada

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Amable MOREAU and Marguerite-Amable FAFARD 12 January 1761, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 21 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marguerite MOREAU was born 20 December 1761, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Michel-Amable was 22 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
Amable MOREAU was born 26 September 1763, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Michel-Amable was 24 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.