Marie-Claire FORTIN

Born

5 June 1766 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 May 1812 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Marie-Claire married Jacques KIROUAC 15 January 1788 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques KIROUAC was born 10 October 1764 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . Jacques was the child of Louis KYROUAC (KIROUAC) dit LEBRICE and Catherine-Marie METHOT .

Parents & Family of Marie-Claire FORTIN

Parents of Marie-Claire FORTIN

Father

Jacques-Timothee FORTIN

Mother

Louise BERNIER

Grandparents of Marie-Claire FORTIN

Paternal grandparents

Louis FORTIN Madeleine L'ANGELIER

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER Claire FORTIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Claire FORTIN

Marie-Claire FORTIN married

Jacques KIROUAC
Marriage date: 15 January 1788
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques KIROUAC was the child of Louis KYROUAC (KIROUAC) dit LEBRICE and Catherine-Marie METHOT

Children of Jacques KIROUAC and Marie-Claire FORTIN

Louis KIROUAC

Born: 27 January 1793, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angele GENDRON 1 August 1815 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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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 — 1766
5 June 1766
Cap-St-Ignace, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Claire FORTIN and Jacques KIROUAC 15 January 1788, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

She 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)

1793 Birth of Child
Louis KIROUAC was born 27 January 1793, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Claire was 26 years old.

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