flag female ancestor  Marie-Catherine  BLAIS

  (b. 21 October 1726 Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France   d. 3 April 1810 Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Catherine BLAIS was born 21 October 1726 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine BLAIS was the child of Antoine BLAIS   and   Ambroise-Françoise FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) and Anne PERRAULT (PERROT) (maternal)  Nicolas FOURNIER and Marie HUBERT

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Marie-Catherine  married  Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 20 November 1747 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE)  was born 22 February 1724 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont).  Nicolas died 11 September 1797 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada.  Nicolas was the child of Nicolas MORISSET and Marie-Anne CLOUTIER.

Marie-Catherine BLAIS died 3 April 1810 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Marie-Catherine BLAIS married flag male ancestor Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE)-- Date: 20 November 1747  Place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was the child of Nicolas MORISSET and Marie-Anne CLOUTIER




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birth1726 Birth
21 October 1726
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
marriage1747 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine BLAIS and Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 20 November 1747 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.
1751 Birth of Child
Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 2 January 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 24 years old.
1753 Birth of Child
Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 24 February 1753, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 26 years old.
1756 Birth of Child
Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 21 December 1756, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 30 years old.
1761 Birth of Child
Apolline MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 9 February 1761, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 34 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1767 Birth of Child
André MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 4 July 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 40 years old.
1769 Birth of Child
Louis MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 1 December 1769, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 43 years old.
marriage1774 Marriage of Child
Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 24 January 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to François COTE
marriage1774 Marriage of Child
Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 7 November 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE
marriage1775 Marriage of Child
Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 13 January 1775, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise-Elisabeth BROUSSEAU
News1775 - 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.
marriage1781 Marriage of Child
Apolline MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 5 October 1781, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste RUEL
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1796 Marriage of Child
Louis MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 8 February 1796, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marguerite ALLAIRE
1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) died 11 September 1797, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
1798 Death of Child
Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE) died 19 January 1798, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 71 years old.
marriage1798 Marriage of Child
André MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 25 September 1798, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE
death1810 Death
3 April 1810
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 83.
Added: 2/19/2017 9:53:38 AM - Updated: 3/29/2025 1:43:00 PM

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