Pierre-Basile FOURNIER

Born

9 August 1748 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

26 April 1811 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Born: 9 August 1748 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre-Basile FOURNIER

Father

Pierre-Basile FOURNIER

Mother

Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

Grandparents of Pierre-Basile FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents

Charles FOURNIER Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents

Louis LANGLOIS Françoise-Gabrielle DENEAU (DENIAU)

Pierre-Basile had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre-Basile married Marie-Louise SIMONEAU 13 February 1775 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Louise SIMONEAU was born 4 January 1758 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise died 17 June 1837 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Charles SIMONEAU and Marie-Marguerite VERMET.

Pierre-Basile FOURNIER died 26 April 1811 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .

m. Simoneau Marie-Louise

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre-Basile FOURNIER

Pierre-Basile FOURNIER married

Marie-Louise SIMONEAU
Marriage date: 13 February 1775
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise SIMONEAU was the child of Charles SIMONEAU and Marie-Marguerite VERMET

Children of Pierre-Basile FOURNIER and Marie-Louise SIMONEAU

Augustin FOURNIER

Born: 3 April 1779, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Abraham FOURNIER

Born: 12 April 1783, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 March 1865, Henryville, Canada East

Married: Angélique FONTAINE 1809 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Reine FOURNIER

Born: 11 April 1785, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Madeleine FOURNIER

Born: 30 March 1789, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 March 1865, Montmagny, Canada East

Antoine FOURNIER

Born: 13 June 1793, Montmagny, 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 — 1748
9 August 1748
Montmagny, 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.

Revolutionary War

FOURNIER, Basile. St-Thomas-Montmagny. Fought for the Americans winter 1775-76 (BTW)

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Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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1775 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Basile FOURNIER and Marie-Louise SIMONEAU 13 February 1775, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 26 years old.

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.

1779 Birth of Child
Augustin FOURNIER was born 3 April 1779, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Basile was 30 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Abraham FOURNIER was born 12 April 1783, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Basile was 34 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine FOURNIER was born 11 April 1785, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Pierre-Basile was 36 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine FOURNIER was born 30 March 1789, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Pierre-Basile was 40 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Antoine FOURNIER was born 13 June 1793, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Pierre-Basile was 44 years old.

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