OUR MORISSETTE ANCESTORS |
2) Jean Moricet , born August 18, 1641, in Surgères, Aunis, France, married Jeanne Choret in Beauport, QC, on January 14,1669, and they established their home in Ste-Famille, Ile d'Orleans, QC. They are related in general to the Morissettes living south of the St. Lawrence River. Some descendants have also emigrated to United States.
3) Mathurin Morisset, born May 9, 1648, in Thouarsais-Bouildroux, Poitou, France, married Elisabeth Coquin in Neuville,QC, on January 9,1690, and they established their home in Cap-Santé, QC. They are related in general to the Morissettes living north of the St. Lawrence River. Some descendants have also emigrated to United States.
4) Pierre Morisset, originally from St. Sauveur-de-Nuaillé,
Aunis, France, married the widow Marie Charland in St-Jean, Isle of Orleans,
QC, on August 16, 1719. No male descendants are known after the second generation.
6) Pierre Morriset, a French Huguenot, arrived at James City, Virginia, on July 23, 1700, on the ship Mary & Ann via London. His future wife, Elizabeth Faure, was also on the same ship with her mother, 2 brothers and a sister; they were identified as the widow Faure and four children. They spent most of their American life in Mannikintown, Virginia, with their four children: Jeanne, Jean(John), Katherine and Elizabeth.
7) Jean Marisset, a French Huguenot, also arrived at James
City, Virginia, on September 20, 1700, on the ship Peter
& Anthony via London.
B) Adrien Leconte/Lecomte dit Lafuie, son of Adrien Leconte/Lecomte and Catherine Morisset, from Rilly-sur-Vienne in Touraine, and Jacquette Moreau, daughter of Jean & Jacquette Mousset from St-André de Chartres in Eure-et-Loir, got married in Quebec City on November 23, 1679.