Alexis MORIN

(b. 3 April 1768 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 May 1840 , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Alexis MORIN was born 3 April 1768 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis MORIN was the child of Denis MORIN and Marie-Cecile FONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis MORIN and Marie-Madeleine BOULAY (maternal) Étienne FONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine FOURNIER

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

Alexis married Elisabeth DANDURAND 13 January 1789 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth DANDURAND was born 20 July 1765 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Elisabeth died 1 February 1845 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester). Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Elisabeth-Agnes MORIN dite VALCOURT.

Alexis MORIN died 14 May 1840 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, 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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Alexis MORIN married

Elisabeth DANDURAND-- Date: 13 January 1789 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth DANDURAND was the child of Jean-Baptiste DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Elisabeth-Agnes MORIN dite VALCOURT

Children of Alexis MORIN and Elisabeth DANDURAND:

Marie MORIN (b.abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Laurent DUPUIS 13 February 1809 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Augustin MORIN (b.abt. 1798, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 May 1837, Napierville, Lower Canada )
m. Sophie GARAND 27 April 1819 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marguerite MORIN (b.abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Isaac TREMBLAY 9 February 1824 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1768 Birth
3 April 1768
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Alexis MORIN and Elisabeth DANDURAND 13 January 1789, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 20 years old.

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

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

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie MORIN married 13 February 1809, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Laurent DUPUIS

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Augustin MORIN married 27 April 1819, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Sophie GARAND

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England