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American Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor  Augustin  FOURNIER

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7 October 1805 St Andre-Bur, Quebec, Canada

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Born: 21 April 1721 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume FOURNIER , Françoise HÉBERT
Maternal grandparents: Nicolas BOUCHARD , Anne ROY

Augustin had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Augustin  married  Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT 9 February 1762 in La Pocatière, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT  was born 3 May 1737 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Louise died 31 August 1797 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola).  Marie-Louise was the child of Jean TOUSSAINT and Suzanne MIMAUX.

Augustin FOURNIER died 7 October 1805 in St Andre-Bur, Quebec, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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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Augustin FOURNIER married flag female ancestor Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT
Marriage date: 9 February 1762
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada
Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT was the child of Jean TOUSSAINT and Suzanne MIMAUX

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BirthBirth — 1721
21 April 1721
Montmagny, Canada, New France
marriage1762 Marriage / Partner
Augustin FOURNIER and Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT 9 February 1762, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 40 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER was born 5 April 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Augustin was 45 years old.
Revolutionary War
FOURNIER, AUGUSTIN
Ancestor #: A211804
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 4-4-1721 MONTMAGNY CANADA
Death: 10-7-1805 ST ANDRE-BUR LOWER CANADA CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 105, 106, 107
Service Description: 1) MILITIA, 1776

RESIDENCE
Created: 2016-03-31 10:53:52.0, Updated: 2016-03-31 10:53:52.0, By: NLAGOUDAKIS 1) City: STE ANNE DE LA POCATIERE - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

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1) MARIE JOSEPHE GAGNON
2) MARIE LOUISE TOUSSAINT
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News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1796 Marriage of Child
Louis FOURNIER married 1 February 1796, Louiseville, Lower Canada to Marie-Anne BARIL
marriage1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER married 8 May 1797, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada to Francois THIBAULT
1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT died 31 August 1797, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
DeathDeath — 1805
7 October 1805
St Andre-Bur, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 84.
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