Pierre Morin (1683 - 1767)

Born 23 Dec 1683 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Françoise (Boulé) Boulet — married 10 Jan 1707 in Saint-Thomas de la Pointe-à-la-Caille, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1767 at age 83 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province de Québec

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Biography

Pierre Morin lived
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.

Pierre Morin was born on December 23, 1683 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, the son of Pierre Morin and Françoise Chiasson.^[1][2] He was baptized the same day at Beaubassin. His godparents were Louis Morin, his uncle and Marie Madeleine Martin, his grandmother.^[1][2]

In 1686, at Chiqnitou dit Beaubassin, Pierre, aged 3, was living with his parents, Pierre MORIN, the son, aged 24, and Jeanne LAVALLEE (sic), aged 18. The family owned 2 guns and was living on 8 arpents of cultivable land with 14 cattle, 6 sheep, and 8 hogs. Nearby were his grandparents Pierre Morin and Marie Martin.^[3]

In 1700, Pierre was working as a fisherman according to the census taken that year at Mont Louis. ^[4]

Pierre married Marie Françoise Boulé on January 10, 1707.^[5] Together they had 12 children.

He died suddenly on Jubilee Sunday 4 Feb 1767 holding a book of plain-song in his hand. He was buried on 5 Feb 1767 in the cemetery of Saint-Pierre-de-la-Riviere-du-Sud, Province de Québec.^[6] On 25 Nov 1795, the body of Pierre Morin, the husband of Marie Boulet, was exhumed and moved to the new church of the parish, to the left of the altar, at Saint-Pierre-de-la-Riviere-du-Sud, Bas-Canada.^[7]

Biographie

Pierre Morin a vécu
au Canada, Nouvelle-France.

Pierre Morin Naissance et baptême
Il est né le 23 décembre 1683 et a été baptisé le même jour à Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-France.^[1][2] Ses parrain et marraine étaient Louis Morin, son oncle, and Marie Magdeleine Martin, sa grand-mère.

Père et mère
Pierre Morin et Françoise Chaisson.^[8]

Recensement de 1700
Pierre Morin habitait à Mont-Louis. C'était un pêcheur.^[4]

Mariage
Le 10 janvier 1707, à Saint-Thomas-de-la-Pointe-à-la-Caille, (Montmagny), Canada, Nouvelle-France, Pierre Morin âgé de 23 ans épouse Marie Boulé âgée d'environ 20 ans, fille de Jacques (Boulay) Boulé et Françoise Fournier. Ils eurent 11 enfants.^[5]

Enfants connus / Known children: Françoise Boulé & Pierre Morin

1. Pierre Morin
2. Jacques Morin
3. Jean-Baptiste Morin
4. Marie Françoise Morin
5. Joseph Morin
6. Marie-Anne Morin
7. Magdeleine Morin
8. Augustin Morin
9. Antoine Morin
10. François Morin
11. Reine Morin
12. Jean-Baptiste Morin

Décès
Le 4 février 1767, âgé de 83 ans, Pierre Morin décède et est inhumé le 5 février 1767 dans le cimetière de Saint-Pierre-de-la-Riviere-du-Sud, Montmagny, Province de Québec.^[6]

Exhumation et nouvelle sépulture
Le 25 novembre 1795, le corps de Pierre Morin, époux de Marie Boulet, est exhumé et transporté à la nouvelle église de la paroisse du côté de l’Évangile de Saint-Pierre-de-la-Riviere-du-Sud, Bas-Canada.^[7]

Research Notes

In the original 1686 census at Chiqnitou dit Beaubassin, Jean Marie was written as just Jean and Marie Madeleine Martin was written as just Marie Martin.^[9]

In the original 1686 census at Chiqnitou dit Beaubassin: Françoise Chiasson was listed as Jeanne LAVALLEE.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Acadian Church Records on Microfilm, Microfilm C-3021: BM (1679-1686), BMD (1751-1757), Beaubassin: B (1680-1686), M (1679-1682). See copy of transcription in images.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Canadiana. Héritage. Parish registers: Nova Scotia:C-3021, see Image 21 at Héritage.
3. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 15-60;

   at Chiqnitou dit Beaubassin: Pierre MORIN, the son, 24; Jeanne LAVALLEE 18; child: Pierre 3; 2 guns, 6 arpents, 14 cattle, 6 sheep, 8 hogs.

   and

   at Chiqnitou dit Beaubassin: Pierre MORIN 51, Marie MARTIN 44; children: Louis 22, Antoine 20, Marie 18, Anne 16, Jacques 14, Charles 12, Marguerite 10, Jean 8, Jacques-Francois 3; 30 arpents, 15 cattle, 8 sheep, 12 hogs.

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Recensement 1700 De la Nouvelle Habitation du Mont-Louis en Canada. Migrations Website
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Marriage FamilySearch. Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979, Montmagny > Saint-Thomas > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1679-1785 Abjurations 1787-1869 > image 26 of 584; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Sépulture / Burial FamilySearch. Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979, Saint-Pierre-Montmagny > Saint-Pierre-du-Sud > Index 1727-1876 Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1727, 1728, 1748-1771 > image 418 of 457; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Exhumation FamilySearch. Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979, Saint-Pierre-Montmagny > Saint-Pierre-du-Sud > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1795-1849 > image 18 of 531; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
8. ↑ PRDH: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique (membership): Individu: 5366
9. ↑ https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c2572/52
10. ↑ https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c2572/55

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