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THE CANADIAN MORISSET/MORISSETTE ANCESTRAL HOUSES

a) Known under the names of Eudore-Morency House, Morency-Demers House and Beaucher-Dit-Morency House, the old stone-built house of the 4417 Chemin Royal, Sainte-Famille, Island of Orleans, Qc, now carries its true name, the name of its builders, the Morisset House. It was built before 1727, year of the death of Jeancien Morisset, perhaps even before 1699, year of the death of the ancestor Jean Moricet. It is highly probable that the east section was built by the ancestor Jean Moricet around 1678, and the west section by Jeancien Morisset between 1710 and 1718 when the Morisset widow gave herself to her son at the time of his marriage with Genevieve Simon in 1710.

Built by the Morisset's, inhabited by the Morency's during 203 years and restored by Suzanne Howard who was the owner during 40 years, the Morisset House was classified as a historical building in 1962 when Suzanne Howard saved it from demolition when buying it from Eudore Morency with Jean Demers. The house is also called La Brimbale by Suzanne Howard and the current owners. The house is localised right behind the granite monument which honours the ancestors Jean Moricet and Jeanne Choret in Sainte-Famille, Island of Orleans, since 1998.

A picture that goes back to 1961 is also available at the second paragraph of the following internet site: www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/6763/Ancestral_homes.htm. A video of this beautiful ancestral house is also available in CD-ROM and DVD formats at the secretary of the Morissette Association.

b) Although an old house, the current house that we see on the ancestral land of Mathurin Morisset and Elisabeth Coquin of Cap-Santé is not their original house. However, the adjacent street known as le Vieux-Chemin, has 4 centennial houses that were built or inhabited by some descendants of Mathurin Morisset/Morissette:

1) to the 31, we find the Regency style house of the notary and historian Gerard Morisset.
2) to the 52, we find the Morisset House who goes back to 1810. It was in the past a bank and a post office which were occupied by Miss Pauline Morisset who had the prestigious position of the Canadian National Bank manager.
3) to the 63, the Morisset House which goes back to 1832. It was formerly a registry office.
4) to the 120, the Mathurin Morisset House which was built by Mathurin Morisset about 1715. It would deserve to be classified as a historical building.

c) The Morissette House of Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Qc, was built around 1830. Already owned by Luc and Anne Morissette, it is now the property of Andre Williams since 1982.

d) the Morisset House of Roberval, Qc, was built about 1878 by the notary CL. A. Morisset.

e) the Morissette House of L'Annonciation, Qc, (see page 45 out of 64 of the pdf document) was built in 1908 by the notary Philias Morissette. Today, it is the property of Genevieve De Puisieux-Leroux.

f) The Morrisette Farmhouse of Vancouver, BC, is a farmhouse that was built in 1914 for the family of William Morrisette who is deceased in 1940 in Vancouver at 80 years old. It was recently declared as a historical building by the town of Vancouver.