Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

(b. 22 February 1724 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 11 September 1797 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 22 February 1724 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was the child of Nicolas MORISSET and Marie-Anne CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MORISSET and Jeanne CHORET (maternal) Jean CLOUTIER and Louise BELANGER

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

Nicolas married Marie-Catherine BLAIS 20 November 1747 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Catherine BLAIS was born 21 October 1726 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Catherine died 3 April 1810 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Marie-Catherine was the child of Antoine BLAIS and Ambroise-Françoise FOURNIER.

Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) died 11 September 1797 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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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Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married

Marie-Catherine BLAIS-- Date: 20 November 1747 Place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine BLAIS was the child of Antoine BLAIS and Ambroise-Françoise FOURNIER

Children of Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Catherine BLAIS:

Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE) (b.2 January 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 19 January 1798, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE 7 November 1774 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) (b.24 February 1753, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 6 December 1828, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise-Elisabeth BROUSSEAU 13 January 1775 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) (b.21 December 1756, La Durantaye, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François COTE 24 January 1774 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Apolline MORISSET (MORISSETTE) (b.9 February 1761, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada d. 26 February 1829, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste RUEL 5 October 1781 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

André MORISSET (MORISSETTE) (b.4 July 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 October 1819, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE 25 September 1798 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis MORISSET (MORISSETTE) (b.1 December 1769, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite ALLAIRE 8 February 1796 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1724 Birth
22 February 1724
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Catherine BLAIS 20 November 1747 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 2 January 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 26 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 24 February 1753, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 29 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 21 December 1756, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 32 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Apolline MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 9 February 1761, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 36 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.

1767 Birth of Child
André MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 4 July 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 43 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Louis MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 1 December 1769, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 45 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 24 January 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to François COTE

1774 Marriage of Child
Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 7 November 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE

1775 Marriage of Child
Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 13 January 1775, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise-Elisabeth BROUSSEAU

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Apolline MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 5 October 1781, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste RUEL

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)

1796 Marriage of Child
Louis MORISSET (MORISSETTE) married 8 February 1796, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marguerite ALLAIRE