Catherine MORIN

(b. 14 January 1761 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada d. 11 October 1828 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )

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Catherine MORIN was born 14 January 1761 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada

Catherine MORIN was the child of Jean-Maurice MORIN and Joephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MORIN and Marie-Charlotte DUBE (maternal) Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS

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

Catherine married Joseph CHOUINARD 8 January 1788 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph CHOUINARD was born abt. 1764 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 13 May 1843 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Pierre CHOUINARD and Madeleine MORIN.

Catherine MORIN died 11 October 1828 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Catherine MORIN married

Joseph CHOUINARD-- Date: 8 January 1788 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph CHOUINARD was the child of Pierre CHOUINARD and Madeleine MORIN

Children of Joseph CHOUINARD and Catherine MORIN:

Amable CHOUINARD (b.21 February 1804, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada d. 7 January 1864, Saint-Aubert, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada)
m. Rosalie OUELLET 29 May 1827 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1761 Birth
14 January 1761
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada

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.

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Catherine MORIN and Joseph CHOUINARD 8 January 1788, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 27 years old.

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)

1804 Birth of Child
Amable CHOUINARD was born 21 February 1804, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 43 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Amable CHOUINARD married 29 May 1827, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Rosalie OUELLET