Andre MORIN

(b. 12 May 1730 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. abt. 1796 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Andre MORIN was born 12 May 1730 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Andre MORIN was the child of Andre MORIN and Marie-Jeanne-Anne DUBE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert MORIN and Françoise MIGNIER (maternal) Mathurin DUBE and Marie-Anne MIVILLE

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

Andre married Claire VAILLANCOURT 25 February 1753 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claire VAILLANCOURT was born 28 February 1735 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Claire died 11 December 1819 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Claire was the child of Jean-Baptiste VAILLANCOURT and Felicite THIBAULT.

Andre MORIN died abt. 1796 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .

m. Vaillancourt Claire

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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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Andre MORIN married

Claire VAILLANCOURT-- Date: 25 February 1753 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Claire VAILLANCOURT was the child of Jean-Baptiste VAILLANCOURT and Felicite THIBAULT

Children of Andre MORIN and Claire VAILLANCOURT:

Marie-Claire MORIN (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 May 1824, Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine OUELLET 24 November 1777 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1730 Birth
12 May 1730
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Andre MORIN and Claire VAILLANCOURT 25 February 1753, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 22 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.

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.