Jean-Baptiste MORIN

(b. 1 June 1731 , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 August 1796 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste MORIN was born 1 June 1731 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste MORIN was the child of Sebastien MORIN and Françoise BLANCHET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MORIN and Françoise Jeanne CHIASSON dite LAVALLEE (maternal) Pierre BLANCHET and Marie FOURNIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Françoise BLAIS 19 February 1753 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise BLAIS was born 17 February 1733 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Françoise died 14 May 1809 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Françoise was the child of Augustin BLAIS and Geneviève BROCHU.

Jean-Baptiste MORIN died 29 August 1796 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Jean-Baptiste MORIN married

Marie-Françoise BLAIS-- Date: 19 February 1753 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise BLAIS was the child of Augustin BLAIS and Geneviève BROCHU

Children of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Marie-Françoise BLAIS:

Sebastien MORIN (b.3 July 1758, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 16 September 1829, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine SENECHAL 24 June 1783 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

François MORIN (b.24 March 1765, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise SYLVESTRE 31 August 1790 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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1731 Birth
1 June 1731
Québec Province, Canada

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Marie-Françoise BLAIS 19 February 1753, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 21 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Sebastien MORIN was born 3 July 1758, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 27 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.

1765 Birth of Child
François MORIN was born 24 March 1765, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 33 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.