flag male ancestor  Joseph-Marie  FORTIER

  (b. 22 February 1758 Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France   d. 13 June 1821 Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph-Marie FORTIER was born 22 February 1758 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie FORTIER was the child of Basile FORTIER   and   Madeleine DELAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine RUEL (maternal)  Charles DELAGE and Marie-Josephte PLANTE

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Joseph-Marie  married  Pelagie CLOUTIER 7 February 1785 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pelagie CLOUTIER  was born 18 January 1767 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada.  Pelagie died 7 April 1811 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon).  Pelagie was the child of Charles CLOUTIER and Marguerite BELANGER.

Joseph-Marie FORTIER died 13 June 1821 in Sainte-Marie, Lower 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Joseph-Marie FORTIER married flag female ancestor Pelagie CLOUTIER-- Date: 7 February 1785 Place: Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Pelagie CLOUTIER was the child of Charles CLOUTIER and Marguerite BELANGER




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birth1758 Birth
22 February 1758
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
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.
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.
marriage1785 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie FORTIER and Pelagie CLOUTIER 7 February 1785, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

He was 26 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1794 Birth of Child
Isaac FORTIER was born 28 April 1794, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Joseph-Marie was 36 years old.
1811 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pelagie CLOUTIER died 7 April 1811, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1819 Marriage of Child
Isaac FORTIER married 23 August 1819, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Catherine BEAUDOIN
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1821 Death
13 June 1821
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 63.
Added: 9/19/2019 8:13:21 AM - Updated: 9/19/2019 8:20:34 AM

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