Joseph MORIN

(b. 10 May 1741 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 22 June 1791 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Joseph MORIN was born 10 May 1741 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Joseph MORIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Marie-Anne JOACHIM dite LAVERDURE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathieu MORIN and Marie-Madeleine PREVOST (maternal) Lucas-Luc JOACHIM dit LAVERDURE and Marie-Anne ROUGEAU dite BERGER

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Joseph married Marie PHILIE dite LAVIGNE 12 July 1766 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie PHILIE dite LAVIGNE was born 26 September 1745 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie died 28 January 1828 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste PHILIE dit LAVIGNE and Catherine GUERIN.

Joseph MORIN died 22 June 1791 in Varennes, 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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Joseph MORIN married

Marie PHILIE dite LAVIGNE-- Date: 12 July 1766 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie PHILIE dite LAVIGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste PHILIE dit LAVIGNE and Catherine GUERIN

Children of Joseph MORIN and Marie PHILIE dite LAVIGNE:

Jean-Baptiste MORIN (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Angelique-Desanges RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS 13 January 1806 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1741 Birth
10 May 1741
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MORIN and Marie PHILIE dite LAVIGNE 12 July 1766, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 25 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.