Basile MORIN

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abt. 1726 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

11 February 1812 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Noel MORIN Thérèse PELLETIER

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Born: abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre-Noel MORIN

Mother: Thérèse PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Noel MORIN dit VALCOURT , Marguerite ROUSSEAU

Maternal grandparents: René PELLETIER , Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

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Basile married Angélique BLANCHET 18 January 1751 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angélique BLANCHET was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Angélique died 5 August 1819 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Angélique was the child of Louis BLANCHET and Angélique JOLY.

Basile MORIN died 11 February 1812 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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Basile MORIN married

Angélique BLANCHET
Marriage date: 18 January 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Angélique BLANCHET was the child of Louis BLANCHET and Angélique JOLY

Children of Basile MORIN and Angélique BLANCHET

Pierre-Basile MORIN

Born: 28 December 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 21 February 1830, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne GAUDREAU 11 November 1776 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste MORIN

Born: 22 March 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise GAGNE 12 August 1788 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Augustin MORIN dit VALCOURT

Born: 27 November 1771, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 June 1836, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve GAGNE 7 October 1794 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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1751 Marriage / Partner
Basile MORIN and Angélique BLANCHET 18 January 1751, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1754 Birth of Child
Pierre-Basile MORIN was born 28 December 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MORIN was born 22 March 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, 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.

1771 Birth of Child
Augustin MORIN dit VALCOURT was born 27 November 1771, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Basile MORIN married 11 November 1776 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Anne GAUDREAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MORIN married 12 August 1788, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise GAGNE

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Augustin MORIN dit VALCOURT married 7 October 1794, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Genevieve GAGNE

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