Michel MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

(b. abt. 1733 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 April 1811 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Michel MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada

Michel 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):

Michel married Claire FORTIN 8 February 1762 in L'Islet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claire FORTIN was born 7 April 1745 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Claire died 30 January 1811 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Claire was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Francoise BELANGER.

Michel MORISSET (MORISSETTE) died 20 April 1811 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Fortin 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Claire FORTIN-- Date: 8 February 1762 Place: L'Islet, Canada
Claire FORTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Francoise BELANGER

Children of Michel MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Claire FORTIN:

Marie-Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) (b.17 February 1770, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 February 1848, Saint-Henri, Canada East )
m. Jacques MORIN 16 November 1790 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Michel MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Claire FORTIN 8 February 1762, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 17 February 1770, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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.