Basile MORIN

(b. 29 October 1737 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1780 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Basile MORIN was born 29 October 1737 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Basile MORIN was the child of Andre MORIN and Francoise GRONDIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert MORIN and Françoise MIGNIER (maternal) Sebastien GRONDIN and Marie-Anne PINEL

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

Basile married Marie-Anne-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 22 November 1760 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was born 18 May 1742 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Anne-Josephe died 20 April 1774 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Anne-Josephe was the child of François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Anne PINEL dite LAFRANCE.

Basile MORIN died 9 April 1780 in La Pocatière, 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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Basile MORIN married

Marie-Anne-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS-- Date: 22 November 1760 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Anne-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was the child of François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Anne PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Children of Basile MORIN and Marie-Anne-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS:

Jean-Marie MORIN (b.11 October 1770, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Judith LOMBARD 15 November 1790 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1737 Birth
29 October 1737
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Basile MORIN and Marie-Anne-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 22 November 1760, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 23 years old.

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.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie MORIN was born 11 October 1770, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Basile was 32 years old.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS died 20 April 1774, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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.