flag male ancestor  Paul  MORISSEAU

  (b. 27 October 1761 Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada   d. 25 August 1820 Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )  

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Paul MORISSEAU was born 27 October 1761 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Paul MORISSEAU was the child of Louis MORISSEAU   and   Marie-Josephe DERCY (DARCY) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre MORISSEAU and Catherine CAILLONNEAU (maternal)  Pierre DERCY (DARCY) and Genevieve JETTE

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Paul  married  Josephte DESMARAIS 22 November 1790 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte DESMARAIS  was born 2 November 1767 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Josephte died 17 August 1842 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Josephte was the child of Augustin DESMARAIS and Marie-Marguerite BANLIER dite LAPERLE.

Paul MORISSEAU died 25 August 1820 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Did You Know? 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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birth1761 Birth
27 October 1761
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1790 Marriage / Partner
Paul MORISSEAU and Josephte DESMARAIS 22 November 1790, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Theotiste MORISSEAU was born 13 April 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Paul was 32 years old.
1797 Birth of Child
Geneviève MORISSEAU was born 19 December 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Paul was 36 years old.
marriage1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Theotiste MORISSEAU married 5 November 1810, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
death1820 Death
25 August 1820
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 58.
Added: 6/12/2016 1:51:47 PM - Updated: 11/12/2020 2:19:27 PM

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