Marguerite FORTIN

Born

12 July 1760 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada

Died

28 April 1823 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*

Parents & Family of Marguerite FORTIN

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Born: 12 July 1760 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada

Parents of Marguerite FORTIN

Father

Joseph FORTIN

Mother

Marie-Anne MOREAU dite DESROSIERS

Grandparents of Marguerite FORTIN

Paternal grandparents

Joseph FORTIN Jeanne LORRAIN

Maternal grandparents

Daniel MOREAU dit DESROSIERS Marie GROULX

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

Marguerite married Joseph MERCIER 11 February 1782 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph MERCIER was born 12 April 1760 in Verchères, Canada . Joseph was the child of Pierre-Simon MERCIER and Marguerite GUILLET dite ST-MARS.

Marguerite FORTIN died 28 April 1823 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* .

m. Brouillette Clement
m. Mercier Joseph

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite FORTIN

Marguerite FORTIN married

Joseph MERCIER
Marriage date: 11 February 1782
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Joseph MERCIER was the child of Pierre-Simon MERCIER and Marguerite GUILLET dite ST-MARS

Children of Joseph MERCIER and Marguerite FORTIN

Joseph MERCIER

Born: 26 July 1784, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: ,

Louis MERCIER

Born: 29 May 1786, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: ,

Marie-Charlotte MERCIER

Born: 23 October 1790, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: 3 November 1792, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*

Elisabeth MERCIER

Born: 4 February 1792, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*
Died: 30 January 1825, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*

Married: Joseph QUINTAL 18 February 1811 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*

Francoise MERCIER

Born: 19 October 1793, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*
Died: ,

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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 — 1760
12 July 1760
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, 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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite FORTIN and Joseph MERCIER 11 February 1782 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

She was 21 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER was born 26 July 1784, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Louis MERCIER was born 29 May 1786, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marguerite was 25 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte MERCIER was born 23 October 1790, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Elisabeth MERCIER was born 4 February 1792, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1792 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte MERCIER died 3 November 1792, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Francoise MERCIER was born 19 October 1793, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marguerite was 33 years old.

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

1811 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth MERCIER married 18 February 1811 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* to Joseph QUINTAL

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1823
28 April 1823
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*
She died at the age of 62.

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