Joseph
MORVAN
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Born: 1 October 1749 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Angelique JOYAL 10 August 1772 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique JOYAL was born 5 April 1736 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Angelique died 26 December 1813 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Angelique was the child of Antoine JOYAL and Marguerite PATRY.
Joseph MORVAN died 28 August 1809 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Joseph MORVAN
Angelique JOYALMarriage date: 10 August 1772
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique JOYAL was the child of Antoine JOYAL and Marguerite PATRY
Children of Joseph MORVAN and Angelique JOYAL
Geneviève MORVANAdd a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Joseph MORVAN.
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Birth — 17491 October 1749
Contrecœur, 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.
1772 Marriage / PartnerJoseph MORVAN and Angelique JOYAL 10 August 1772, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
He was 22 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.
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 Canada1796 Marriage of ChildGeneviève MORVAN married 11 January 1796, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste JANELLE
Death — 180928 August 1809
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 59.
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