Dorothee MOREAU

(b. 15 January 1742 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 23 May 1790 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Dorothee MOREAU was born 15 January 1742 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Dorothee MOREAU was the child of Pierre-Joseph MOREAU and Dorothée MICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MOREAU and Marie-Anne RODRIGUE (maternal) Pierre MICHAUD and Madeleine CADIEUX

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

Dorothee married Francois OUELLET 19 January 1768 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois OUELLET was born 5 November 1743 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Francois died 19 June 1822 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Francois was the child of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Geneviève TARDIF.

Dorothee MOREAU died 23 May 1790 in Kamouraska, 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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Dorothee MOREAU married

Francois OUELLET-- Date: 19 January 1768 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois OUELLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Geneviève TARDIF

Children of Francois OUELLET and Dorothee MOREAU:

Marie-Desanges OUELLET (b.3 August 1775, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 November 1857, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Ignace PARADIS 6 October 1795 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1742 Birth
15 January 1742
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Dorothee MOREAU and Francois OUELLET 19 January 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 26 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges OUELLET was born 3 August 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Dorothee was 33 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.