Reine-Felicite FORTIN

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29 June 1727 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

15 August 1791 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FORTIN Francoise BELANGER

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Born: 29 June 1727 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

Mother: Francoise BELANGER

Paternal grandparents: Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE , Xainte CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis BELANGER , Marguerite LEFRANCOIS

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

Reine-Felicite married Jean BOUCHER 23 August 1745 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean BOUCHER was born 16 June 1716 in Notre-Dame, Fontaines-en-Sologne, France. Jean died 13 December 1804 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours).

Reine-Felicite FORTIN died 15 August 1791 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Reine-Felicite FORTIN married

Jean BOUCHER
Marriage date: 23 August 1745
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France

Children of Jean BOUCHER and Reine-Felicite FORTIN

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

Born: 26 May 1746, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 11 May 1806, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josette CLOUTIER 7 August 1775 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre BOUCHER

Born: 22 May 1749, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 28 April 1832, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne RICHARD 27 September 1773 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Ursule BOUCHER

Born: 7 December 1750, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 21 April 1806, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Hyacinthe CARON 15 January 1770 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth — 1727
29 June 1727
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Reine-Felicite FORTIN and Jean BOUCHER 23 August 1745, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 18 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER was born 26 May 1746, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Reine-Felicite was 18 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Pierre BOUCHER was born 22 May 1749, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Reine-Felicite was 21 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Ursule BOUCHER was born 7 December 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Reine-Felicite was 23 years old.

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Ursule BOUCHER married 15 January 1770, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Joseph-Hyacinthe CARON

1773 Marriage of Child
Pierre BOUCHER married 27 September 1773, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Anne RICHARD

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER married 7 August 1775, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Marie-Josette CLOUTIER

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.