Paul MORISSEAU

Born

27 October 1761 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Died

25 August 1820 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Born: 27 October 1761 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Parents of Paul MORISSEAU

Father

Louis MORISSEAU

Mother

Marie-Josephe DERCY (DARCY)

Grandparents of Paul MORISSEAU

Paternal grandparents

Pierre MORISSEAU Catherine CAILLONNEAU

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DERCY (DARCY) Genevieve JETTE

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

Paul married Josephte DESMARAIS 22 November 1790 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte DESMARAIS was born 2 November 1767 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Josephte died 17 August 1842 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East. Josephte was the child of Augustin DESMARAIS and Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE.

Paul MORISSEAU died 25 August 1820 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Paul MORISSEAU

Paul MORISSEAU married

Josephte DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 22 November 1790
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Josephte DESMARAIS was the child of Augustin DESMARAIS and Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE

Children of Paul MORISSEAU and Josephte DESMARAIS

Marie-Theotiste MORISSEAU

Born: 13 April 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS 5 November 1810 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Geneviève MORISSEAU

Born: 19 December 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 17 May 1877, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN 10 February 1823 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1761
27 October 1761
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Paul MORISSEAU and Josephte DESMARAIS 22 November 1790, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Theotiste MORISSEAU was born 13 April 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Paul was 32 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Geneviève MORISSEAU was born 19 December 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Paul was 36 years old.

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Theotiste MORISSEAU married 5 November 1810, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Louis VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.