Joseph MORISSEAU

(b. 24 November 1709 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 1 September 1789 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph MORISSEAU was born 24 November 1709 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Joseph MORISSEAU was the child of Pierre MORISSEAU and Catherine CAILLONNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vincent MORISSEAU and Marie Anne BAMONT (maternal) Pierre CAILLONNEAU and Catherine GUERTIN

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Joseph married Therese CUSSON 7 November 1740 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Therese CUSSON was born 8 September 1717 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Therese died 5 November 1809 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Therese was the child of Nicolas CUSSON and Marie-Françoise-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE.

Joseph MORISSEAU died 1 September 1789 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, 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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Joseph MORISSEAU married

Therese CUSSON-- Date: 7 November 1740 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Therese CUSSON was the child of Nicolas CUSSON and Marie-Françoise-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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Children of Joseph MORISSEAU and Therese CUSSON:

Joseph-Amable MORISSEAU (b.4 August 1741, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Antoine MORISSEAU (b.23 October 1743, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste MORISSEAU (b.19 July 1746, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1772, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

Therese-Angelique MORISSEAU (b.10 July 1749, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1772, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada)

Marie-Josephe MORISSEAU (b.22 July 1751, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1751, Repentigny, Canada, New France )

Marie-Charlotte MORISSEAU (b.4 September 1752, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1765, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Josephe MORISSEAU (b.27 August 1754, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 19 April 1756, Repentigny, Canada, New France )

Louis MORISSEAU (b.27 August 1754, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Francoise FISSIAU dite LARAMÉE 5 December 1776 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Augustin-Francois-Marie MORISSEAU (b.9 November 1756, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 30 July 1758, Repentigny, Canada, New France )

Veronique MORISSEAU (b.5 February 1758, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 29 July 1823, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )

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1709 Birth
24 November 1709
Repentigny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MORISSEAU and Therese CUSSON 7 November 1740 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 30 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable MORISSEAU was born 4 August 1741, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Antoine MORISSEAU was born 23 October 1743, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MORISSEAU was born 19 July 1746, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Therese-Angelique MORISSEAU was born 10 July 1749, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe MORISSEAU was born 22 July 1751, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte MORISSEAU was born 4 September 1752, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 42 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Louis MORISSEAU was born 27 August 1754, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 44 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe MORISSEAU was born 27 August 1754, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 44 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe MORISSEAU died 19 April 1756, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 46 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Augustin-Francois-Marie MORISSEAU was born 9 November 1756, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 46 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Veronique MORISSEAU was born 5 February 1758, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 48 years old.

1758 Death of Child
Augustin-Francois-Marie MORISSEAU died 30 July 1758, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 48 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.

1765 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte MORISSEAU died 21 July 1765, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 55 years old.

1772 Death of Child
Therese-Angelique MORISSEAU died 23 January 1772, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 62 years old.

1772 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste MORISSEAU died 6 May 1772, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 62 years old.

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
Louis MORISSEAU married 5 December 1776, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Francoise FISSIAU dite LARAMÉE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death
1 September 1789
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 79.

Added: 1/23/2019 12:37:03 PM - Updated: 1/18/2024 12:03:23 PM