Marie-Ursule FORTIN

Born

3 May 1736 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

3 December 1805 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marie-Ursule married Joseph-Augustin RICHARD 24 April 1769 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Augustin RICHARD was born 12 March 1747 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . Joseph-Augustin died 10 December 1775 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph-Augustin was the child of Joseph-Augustin RICHARD and Marie-Reine CLOUTIER .

Parents & Family of Marie-Ursule FORTIN

Parents of Marie-Ursule FORTIN

Father

Louis FORTIN

Mother

Marie-Françoise BLANCHET

Grandparents of Marie-Ursule FORTIN

Paternal grandparents

Eustache FORTIN Louise CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents

Guillaume BLANCHET Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Ursule FORTIN

Marie-Ursule FORTIN married

Joseph-Augustin RICHARD
Marriage date: 24 April 1769
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Augustin RICHARD was the child of Joseph-Augustin RICHARD and Marie-Reine CLOUTIER

Children of Joseph-Augustin RICHARD and Marie-Ursule FORTIN

Joseph RICHARD

Born: 24 April 1773, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite BIBEAU 11 November 1793 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Ursule's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1736
3 May 1736
Cap-St-Ignace, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Ursule FORTIN and Joseph-Augustin RICHARD 24 April 1769, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

She was 32 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 24 April 1773, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Ursule was 37 years old.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Augustin RICHARD died 10 December 1775, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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.