Marie-Josephe DERCY (DARCY)

(b. 8 January 1730 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1809 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe DERCY (DARCY) was born 8 January 1730 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe DERCY (DARCY) was the child of Pierre DERCY (DARCY) and Genevieve JETTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Paul JETTE and Martine DEMERS

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Marie-Josephe married Louis MORISSEAU 25 November 1748 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis MORISSEAU was born 19 March 1713 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Louis was the child of Pierre MORISSEAU and Catherine CAILLONNEAU.

Marie-Josephe DERCY (DARCY) died 15 February 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Josephe DERCY (DARCY) married

Louis MORISSEAU-- Date: 25 November 1748 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Louis MORISSEAU was the child of Pierre MORISSEAU and Catherine CAILLONNEAU

Children of Louis MORISSEAU and Marie-Josephe DERCY (DARCY):

Marguerite MORISSEAU (b.12 February 1751, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1825, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DOLBEC 12 July 1773 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Paul MORISSEAU (b.27 October 1761, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 25 August 1820, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Josephte DESMARAIS 22 November 1790 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1730 Birth
8 January 1730
Montréal, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DERCY (DARCY) and Louis MORISSEAU 25 November 1748, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She was 18 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marguerite MORISSEAU was born 12 February 1751, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Josephe was 21 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Paul MORISSEAU was born 27 October 1761, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 31 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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MORISSEAU married 12 July 1773, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Jean-Baptiste DOLBEC

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.