Therese FORTIER

Born

3 November 1738 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

5 April 1814 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Born: 3 November 1738 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Therese FORTIER

Father

Joseph FORTIER

Mother

Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU)

Grandparents of Therese FORTIER

Paternal grandparents

Antoine FORTIER Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) Marguerite ROY

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

Therese married Francois BRISSON 17 September 1764 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois BRISSON was born 26 February 1734 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Francois died 26 December 1798 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada. Francois was the child of François-Charles BRISSON and Brigitte TREMBLAY.

Therese FORTIER died 5 April 1814 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Therese FORTIER

Therese FORTIER married

Francois BRISSON
Marriage date: 17 September 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois BRISSON was the child of François-Charles BRISSON and Brigitte TREMBLAY

Children of Francois BRISSON and Therese FORTIER

Charlotte BRISSON

Born: 21 February 1774, La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois TALBOT 29 August 1814 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1738
3 November 1738
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Therese FORTIER and Francois BRISSON 17 September 1764 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Charlotte BRISSON was born 21 February 1774, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Therese was 35 years old.

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.