Marguerite LEBLOND

Born

25 July 1708 , La Durantaye, Canada, New France

Died

6 March 1790 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Martin LEBLONDE (LEBLOND)Anne-Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Born: 25 July 1708 in La Durantaye, Canada, New France

Father: Martin LEBLONDE (LEBLOND)

Mother: Anne-Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas LEBLONDE , Marguerite LECLERC

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) , Marie DALLON (DAILLON)

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Marguerite married Louis-Marie FORTIN 22 July 1728 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Marie FORTIN was born abt. 1700 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis-Marie died 23 June 1790 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Louis-Marie was the child of Joseph FORTIN and Agnes CLOUTIER.

Marguerite LEBLOND died 6 March 1790 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Fortin Louis-Marie

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marguerite LEBLOND married

Louis-Marie FORTIN
Marriage date: 22 July 1728
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Louis-Marie FORTIN was the child of Joseph FORTIN and Agnes CLOUTIER

Children of Louis-Marie FORTIN and Marguerite LEBLOND

Marie-Anne FORTIN

Born: 13 April 1743, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 22 April 1825, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre DENIS dit LAPIERRE 30 January 1758 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Ignace FORTIN

Born: 9 December 1749, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 30 December 1820, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine BLAIS 3 February 1777 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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Birth — 1708
25 July 1708
La Durantaye, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LEBLOND and Louis-Marie FORTIN 22 July 1728, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FORTIN was born 13 April 1743, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Ignace FORTIN was born 9 December 1749, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 41 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne FORTIN married 30 January 1758, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Pierre DENIS dit LAPIERRE

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.

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.