Françoise MORNEAU

(b. 23 January 1752 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 1 March 1822 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )

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Françoise MORNEAU was born 23 January 1752 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Françoise MORNEAU was the child of Alexis MORNEAU and Françoise CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François MORNEAU and Angélique BERNIER (maternal) François CARON and Françoise PARÉ

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Françoise married Jean-Baptiste GEOFFROY 30 September 1771 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste GEOFFROY was born 4 March 1747 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Jean-Baptiste died 8 October 1802 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Nicolas GEOFFROY and Marguerite GRIVAULT (GRIVEAULT) dite BOISJOLY.

Françoise MORNEAU died 1 March 1822 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, 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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Françoise MORNEAU married

Jean-Baptiste GEOFFROY-- Date: 30 September 1771 Place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste GEOFFROY was the child of Nicolas GEOFFROY and Marguerite GRIVAULT (GRIVEAULT) dite BOISJOLY

Children of Jean-Baptiste GEOFFROY and Françoise MORNEAU:

Cecile GEOFFROY (b.9 December 1778, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 May 1834, , Upper Canada)
m. Amable LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 26 February 1810 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1752 Birth
23 January 1752
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Françoise MORNEAU and Jean-Baptiste GEOFFROY 30 September 1771, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 19 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Cecile GEOFFROY was born 9 December 1778, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Françoise was 26 years old.

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)