François FORTIER

Born

5 May 1763 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

8 July 1826 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

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Born: 5 May 1763 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of François FORTIER

Father

Basile FORTIER

Mother

Madeleine DELAGE

Grandparents of François FORTIER

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER Marie-Madeleine RUEL

Maternal grandparents

Charles DELAGE Marie-Josephte PLANTE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 22 January 1788 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 23 June 1770 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 15 December 1855 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre-Noel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Agathe GAGNON.

François FORTIER died 8 July 1826 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François FORTIER

François FORTIER married

Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD
Marriage date: 22 January 1788
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was the child of Pierre-Noel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Agathe GAGNON

Children of François FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Joseph FORTIER

Born: 3 April 1797, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marcelline BOISSONNEAU 4 July 1826 Place: Saint-Vallier, 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 — 1763
5 May 1763
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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
François FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 22 January 1788, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 24 years old.

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

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

1797 Birth of Child
Joseph FORTIER was born 3 April 1797, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

François was 33 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England