Pierre Morisset

Pierre is born January 5, 1676, in Ste-Famille de l'Ile d'Orleans. At the age of 23, he marries Catherine Letourneau, age 19, the 24 November, 1698 in Ste-Famille de l'Ile d'Orleans. They establish themselves in Pointe-aux-Bouleau, Sainte-Croix de Lotbiniere where they raised their children. They may have been known each other from Pierre's uncle, Robert Choret, who had bought the fief of Pointe aux Birch. On January 2, 1708, the Lord Choret concedes to his nephew five acres by forty of frontal land between Jean Francois Grenier and Jean Lemay.

Nine months after his marriage, Pierre loses his father, the grandfather Jean Moricet died at Ile d'Orleans, then a month later, his wife Catherine, gives birth to a daughter, Marie-Catherine, the couple's first child.

It's been 12 years now since their marriage, and with several mouths to nourish, Pierre doubles his land by buying the adjoining property of Jean Lemay, the 15 of June 1712. Their property no consists of 8 acres of frontal land by 40 acres deep. It is on this land, that Pierre and Catherine raise a beautiful family of eleven children.

Pierre Morisset died November 22, 1731, at the age of 50 years and 10 months old. Only two of his children are married at the time of his death, Marie-Cahterine and Marie-Angelique. Catherine is widowed at the age of 52 years old and still has 9 children to feed at home.

The year 1733 is a memorable one for the family. There will be three marriages: Marie-Elizabeth in January, Pierre in April, Nicolas in July. In addition to these events, two unfortunate events happen. Nicolas dies after only three and half months of his marriage at the age of twenty-six. A month following, his sister Angelique, dies at the age of 27. Catherine, the mother, lost two of her children in a month. During her life, she sees at least six of her children die. Very hard trial for a mother.

Catherine Letouneau died November 29, 1761, in Ste. Croix. She was 82 years old. We do not find the baptism certificate of Marie-Joseph, but her name appears in the inventory, after the death of the father. Strangely, Pierre Morisset and Catherine Letourneau name two of their children Pierre, the first, at the age of 14, sponsors the second for his baptism. They married and their wives were both called Marie-Anne Demers. They are aunt and niece. The two couples live in Ste. Croix. Now which children belong to which couple? Source: Ernest Morissette reserch

THE CHILDREN OF PIERRE MORISSET AND CATHERINE LETOURNEAU ARE:

1) Marie-Catherine Morisset was born 29 SEP 1699 in Pointe-Aux-Trembles Qc ( Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890). She married Pierre Houde 6 FEB 1718 in St.Croix, (Co,Lotbiniere),Qc.Canada, Contrat Dehorne, son of Jean-Baptiste Houde and M-Anne Rouleau. She married Jacques Cauchon 11 FEB 1732 in Berthier-en-Bas, Montmagny, Qc.

2) Simon Morisset was born 7 MAR 1701 in Neuville, Qc. He married M-Ursule Boucher 12 JAN 1739 in Ste-Croix de Lotbiniere, Qc, daughter of Joseph Boucher and Marguerite Frechette.

3) PIERRE (1) Morisset was born 1705 in Quebec and died 16 Mar 1755 in Ste-Crois de Lotibiniere, Quebec. He married Marie Anne Demers 13 APR 1733 in Ste-Croix de Lotibiniere, Qc, daughter of Jean-Baptiste Demers and Marie Anne Houde.

4)MARIE-ANGELIQUE Morisset was born ABT. 1706 in Cote Sud, Quebec, and died 10 Nov 1733 in St Louis, Quebec, Qc. She married Louis Lemay 10 APR 1725 in St-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lotbiniere, Qc, son of Charles Lemay and Louise Houde.

5)M-MADELEINE Morisset was born ABT. 1707 in Lotbiniere, Quebec. She married Simon Houde 10 JAN 1735 in Ste-Croix de Lotbiniere, Qc, son of Claude Houde and Madeleine Lemay.

6) NICOLAS Morisset was born ABT. 1708 in Lotbiniere, Quebec, and died 20 OCT 1733 in Ste-Croix de Lotbiniere, Qc. He married M-Josephte Grenier 6 JUL 1733 in Ste-Croix de Lotbiniere, Qc, daughter of Fr-Charles Grenier and M-Louise Buisson.

7) M-ELISABETH Morisset was born ABT. 1710 in Lotboniere, Quebec, and died 20 MAY 1753 in Ste-Croix de Lotbiniere, Qc. She married Claude Houde 12 JAN 1733 in Ste-Croix de Lotbiniere, Qc, son of Claude Houde and Madeleine Lemay, 1621-1967 about Simon Houde. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection)

8) Marie- Josephe

9) JEAN-BAPTISTE(Jean)Morisset was born 1717 in Ste-Crois, Quebec, and died 29 JAN 1784 in Nicolet, Nicolet, Qc. He married 1) M-Josephe Noelle Houde 27 AUG 1742 in Ste-Croix de Lotbiniere, Qc, daughter of Noel Houde and Charlotte Limousin. He married 2)M-Louise Lemay 16 AUG 1757 in Ste-Croix de Lotbiniere, Qc, daughter of Simon Lemay and M-Anne Richer.

10) FRANCOIS Morisset was born ABT. 1718 in Quebec indetermine, and died 25 SEP 1757 in Ste-Croix de Lotbiniere, Qc. He married M-Genevieve Grenier 22 FEB 1751 in Ste-Croix de Lotbiniere, Qc, daughter of Isaac Joseph Grenier and Angelique Hamel.

11) PIERRE(2) Morisset was born ABT. 1719 in Quebec indetermine, and died 29 MAR 1758 in Ste-Croix de Lotbiniere, Qc. He married Marie Anne Demers 1 JUL 1742 in Ste-Croix de Lotbiniere, Qc, daughter of Rene Demers and Marie Anne Dubois.