Augustin FOURNIER

Born

10 February 1729 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

15 March 1817 , Beaumont, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Augustin FOURNIER

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Born: 10 February 1729 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Parents of Augustin FOURNIER

Father

Jacques FOURNIER

Mother

Marie-Francoise BLANCHON

Grandparents of Augustin FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas FOURNIER Marie HUBERT

Maternal grandparents

Étienne BLANCHON Marie-Françoise CASSE (LACASSE)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Augustin married Marie BOUTHILLETTE 20 October 1749 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie BOUTHILLETTE was born 13 October 1731 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France. Marie died 9 September 1804 in Beaumont, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Jacques BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) and Marie-Anne CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS.

Augustin FOURNIER died 15 March 1817 in Beaumont, Lower Canada .

m. Bouthillette Marie

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Augustin FOURNIER

Augustin FOURNIER married

Marie BOUTHILLETTE
Marriage date: 20 October 1749
Marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Marie BOUTHILLETTE was the child of Jacques BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) and Marie-Anne CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Children of Augustin FOURNIER and Marie BOUTHILLETTE

Marie FOURNIER

Born: 6 September 1750, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 25 June 1829, Beaumont, Lower Canada

Married: Charles LABRECQUE 13 July 1772 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite FOURNIER

Born: 19 June 1762, Beaumont, Canada
Died: 18 April 1833, La Durantaye, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste PAQUET 20 January 1783 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1729
10 February 1729
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Augustin FOURNIER and Marie BOUTHILLETTE 20 October 1749 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie FOURNIER was born 6 September 1750, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Augustin was 21 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite FOURNIER was born 19 June 1762, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Augustin was 33 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie FOURNIER married 13 July 1772 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada to Charles LABRECQUE

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite FOURNIER married 20 January 1783, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste PAQUET

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)