Jean-Baptiste MORIN

(b. 12 October 1775 , Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 October 1833 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste MORIN was born 12 October 1775 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste MORIN was the child of Jacques MORIN and Marie-Anne GENDRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MORIN and Thérèse QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME (maternal) Jacques GENDRON and Therese AUDET dite LAPOINTE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Madeleine PLANTE 30 September 1800 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine PLANTE was born 18 April 1777 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph-Marie PLANTE and Françoise GOSSELIN.

Jean-Baptiste MORIN died 6 October 1833 in Saint-Henri, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jean-Baptiste MORIN married

Marie-Madeleine PLANTE-- Date: 30 September 1800 Place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Marie-Madeleine PLANTE was the child of Joseph-Marie PLANTE and Françoise GOSSELIN

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Children of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Marie-Madeleine PLANTE:

Augustin MORIN (b.7 August 1806, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada d. 29 January 1872, St-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Beauce, Québec, Canada)
m. Adelaide GENEST dite LABARRE 29 September 1829 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1775 Birth
12 October 1775
Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1800 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Marie-Madeleine PLANTE 30 September 1800, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

He was 24 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Augustin MORIN was born 7 August 1806, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage of Child
Augustin MORIN married 29 September 1829, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Adelaide GENEST dite LABARRE

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England