Maurice SIROIS

(b. 2 March 1728 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 24 April 1808 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Maurice SIROIS was born 2 March 1728 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Maurice SIROIS was the child of François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Françoise ROY dite DESJARDINS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Anne MARTIN

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

Maurice married Marie-Josephe AYOTTE 11 July 1750 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephe AYOTTE was born 23 August 1728 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Josephe died 5 October 1789 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Josephe was the child of Alexis-Zacharie HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR.

Maurice SIROIS died 24 April 1808 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, 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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Maurice SIROIS married

Marie-Josephe AYOTTE-- Date: 11 July 1750 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe AYOTTE was the child of Alexis-Zacharie HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR

Children of Maurice SIROIS and Marie-Josephe AYOTTE:

Marie-Veronique SIROIS (b.abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 November 1795, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS 8 October 1770 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS (b.26 June 1753, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Alexandre LEVASSEUR 9 October 1775 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Madeleine SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Alexandre ALBERT 12 October 1778 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Maurice-Zacharie SIROIS (b.13 September 1755, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1813, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne LANDRY 9 October 1775 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1728 Birth
2 March 1728
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Maurice SIROIS and Marie-Josephe AYOTTE 11 July 1750, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 22 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was born 26 June 1753, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Maurice was 25 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Maurice-Zacharie SIROIS was born 13 September 1755, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Maurice was 27 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Veronique SIROIS married 8 October 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Joseph CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS married 9 October 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Alexandre LEVASSEUR

1775 Marriage of Child
Maurice-Zacharie SIROIS married 9 October 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Anne LANDRY

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Madeleine SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS married 12 October 1778, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Alexandre ALBERT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe AYOTTE died 5 October 1789, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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

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

1795 Death of Child
Marie-Veronique SIROIS died 23 November 1795, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Maurice was 67 years old.

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

1808 Death
24 April 1808
Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 80.

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