Marie-Catherine BLAIS

Born

21 October 1726 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

3 April 1810 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Antoine BLAIS Ambroise-Françoise FOURNIER

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Born: 21 October 1726 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine BLAIS

Mother: Ambroise-Françoise FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BLAIS (BLAYE) , Anne PERRAULT (PERROT)

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas FOURNIER , 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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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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Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE)
Marriage date: 20 November 1747
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was the child of Nicolas MORISSET and Marie-Anne CLOUTIER

Children of Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Catherine BLAIS

Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Born: 2 January 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1798, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE 7 November 1774 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Born: 24 February 1753, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 6 December 1828, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise-Elisabeth BROUSSEAU 13 January 1775 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Born: 21 December 1756, La Durantaye, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François COTE 24 January 1774 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Apolline MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Born: 9 February 1761, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: 26 February 1829, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste RUEL 5 October 1781 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

André MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Born: 4 July 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 October 1819, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE 25 September 1798 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Born: 1 December 1769, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite ALLAIRE 8 February 1796 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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Birth — 1726
21 October 1726
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

1747 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 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

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.

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 24 January 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to François COTE

1774 Marriage of Child
Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 7 November 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE

1775 Marriage of Child
Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 13 January 1775, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise-Elisabeth BROUSSEAU

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Apolline MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 5 October 1781, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste RUEL

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 Canada

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

1796 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.

1798 Marriage of Child
André MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 25 September 1798, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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

Death — 1810
3 April 1810
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 83.

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