Marie-Anne FORTIER

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31 October 1760 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada

Died

5 April 1797 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Joseph FORTIER Marie-Anne RACINE

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Born: 31 October 1760 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada

Father: Joseph FORTIER

Mother: Marie-Anne RACINE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph FORTIER , Suzanne PLANTE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste RACINE , Marie-Anne BOLDUC

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Marie-Anne married Philippe RICHARD 24 January 1785 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Philippe RICHARD was born 12 September 1758 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Philippe died 5 January 1839 in St-Anselme, Quebec, Canada. Philippe was the child of Michel RICHARD and Marie-Angélique MERCIER.

Marie-Anne FORTIER died 5 April 1797 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada.
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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.

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Philippe RICHARD
Marriage date: 24 January 1785
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Philippe RICHARD was the child of Michel RICHARD and Marie-Angélique MERCIER

Children of Philippe RICHARD and Marie-Anne FORTIER

Marie-Anne RICHARD

Born: 8 February 1786, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 May 1863, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East

Married: Pierre BOLDUC 13 September 1803 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Philippe RICHARD

Born: 18 July 1787, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 June 1864, St-Elzéar-de-Linière, Canada

Married: Marie-Elisabeth MARCEAU 16 October 1810 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis RICHARD

Born: 22 July 1789, La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Adelaide POLIQUIN 17 September 1811 Place: La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1760
31 October 1760
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada

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.