Marguerite PARADIS

Born

27 May 1765 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 August 1816 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste FORTIER 16 January 1786 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was born 27 March 1757 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 5 July 1811 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Francois FORTIER and Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS .

Parents & Family of Marguerite PARADIS

Parents of Marguerite PARADIS

Father

Louis PARADIS

Mother

Marguerite DEMERS

Grandparents of Marguerite PARADIS

Paternal grandparents

Charles PARADIS Claire DEBLOIS

Maternal grandparents

Joseph DEMERS Geneviève HUARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite PARADIS

Marguerite PARADIS married

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER
Marriage date: 16 January 1786
Marriage place: Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was the child of Jean-Francois FORTIER and Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Marguerite PARADIS

Jean-Francois FORTIER

Born: 12 December 1786, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 February 1866, St-Sylvestre, Canada

Married: Marie MORIN 28 July 1818 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1765
27 May 1765
Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PARADIS and Jean-Baptiste FORTIER 16 January 1786, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

She was 20 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois FORTIER was born 12 December 1786, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marguerite was 21 years old.

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

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

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