Alexis MORIN

(b. abt. 1733 , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 August 1817 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Alexis MORIN was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada

Alexis MORIN was the child of Pierre-Noel MORIN and Thérèse PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Noel MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marguerite ROUSSEAU (maternal) René PELLETIER and Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

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

Alexis married Genevieve COUTURE dite BELLERIVE 18 January 1762 in Montmagny, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve COUTURE dite BELLERIVE was born 17 September 1743 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Genevieve was the child of Charles COUTURE and Elisabeth FOURNIER.

Alexis MORIN died 4 August 1817 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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

Genevieve COUTURE dite BELLERIVE-- Date: 18 January 1762 Place: Montmagny, Canada
Genevieve COUTURE dite BELLERIVE was the child of Charles COUTURE and Elisabeth FOURNIER

Children of Alexis MORIN and Genevieve COUTURE dite BELLERIVE:

Jean-Baptiste MORIN (b.6 September 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth BLAIS 21 September 1790 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Alexis MORIN and Genevieve COUTURE dite BELLERIVE 18 January 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MORIN was born 6 September 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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)

1790 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MORIN married 21 September 1790, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Elisabeth BLAIS

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)