Individual Details

Pierre Boucher Morin

(1662 - 15 Apr 1741)

Events

Birth	1662	Port-Royal, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Marriage	8 Nov 1682	Beaubassin, Acadie (Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada) - Françoise Chiasson
Death	15 Apr 1741	Montmagny, Québec, Canada
Burial	15 Apr 1741	Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France
Reference No		A760 M248
Life sketch		Born 1662 in Port Royal, Acadia, married at Beaubassin on November 8, 1682 to Miss Francoise Chiasson. The marriage contract reads as follows: The year 1682 on November the eighth, after publication of the Banns for the marriage of Pierre Morin, (son of Pierre Morin commonly known as Boucher, and of Marie Martin, his wife) and Francoise Chiasson, (daughter of Guyon Chiasson and Jeanne-Bernard, his wife) both from the parish of Saint-Jean Baptiste, of Port Royal, and now living at Beaubassin and since no impediments have been made known, I, Fr. Claude Moireau, Missionary Priest, Recollet, marry them in our chapel of Notre Dame de Bon Secours and give them the nuptial blessing according to what is prescribed by the Holy Church, in the presence of Mr. Jacques Le Neuf, Armour-Bearer of the Seigneury de la Poterie; of Mr. Michel Le Neuf Amour-Bearer of the Seigneury de la Valliere, Seigneur of Beaubassin, and Commander of the King in Acadia; of Jean Aubin Migneau; of JacquesBlou; of Pierre Mercier commonly known as Caudebec, uncle of the bride; and of Pierre Morin known also as Boucher, father of the groom. (Signed) Fr. Claude Moireau Missionary, Recollet According to census records of 1686 Pierre Morin owned 2 guns, 14 head of cattle, 8 pigs, 6 sheep and 6 acres of land under cultivation at Beaubassin. He went to Chaleur Bay with the family in 1688. in 1694, he lived in Quebec City. In 1697, he lived on the Seigneury of Riviere du SUd, where the Sieur Couillary de Lespinay had granted him land. He received another land grant as well with his brothers Jacques and Jacques-Francois, at Mont Louis in 1721. On January 17, 1725, the Morin couple gave their entire land holdings to their eleven children. Each received a lot measuring three and one-half rods, two feet five inches square, for cultivation purposes. The conditions were that the parents would be provided with food and lodging for the rest of their lives. Francoise died about 1730. Pierre died in April 1741, at St. Thomas, Quebec

Families

Spouse	Françoise Chiasson (1668 - 1726)
Child	Pierre Boucher Morin (1683 - 1767)
Child	Barbe Boucher Morin (1686 - 1728)
Child	Denis Boucher Morin (1694 - 1768)
Child	Sébastien Boucher Morin (1696 - 1756)
Child	Agathe Boucher Morin (1697 - 1733)
Child	Michel Boucher Morin (1699 - 1767)
Child	Jean Boucher Morin (1702 - 1782)
Child	Antoine Boucher Morin (1704 - 1776)
Child	Charles Boucher Morin (1707 - 1786)
Child	Françoise Boucher Morin (1709 - 1783)

Father	Pierre Boucher Morin (1634 - 1690)
Mother	Marie Madeleine Martin (1642 - 1714)
Sibling	Marie-Anne Boucher Morin (1670 - 1745)
Sibling	Marie Boucher Morin (1671 - 1716)
Sibling	Marguerite Boucher Morin (1676 - 1716)
Sibling	Jacques Boucher Beauséjour Morin (1686 - 1757)

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