Louis FORTIER

(b. 1 February 1724 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 9 August 1790 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis FORTIER was born 1 February 1724 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Louis FORTIER was the child of Pierre-Noël FORTIER and Anne LECLERC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX (maternal) Pierre LECLERC and Elisabeth-Isabelle RONDEAU

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Louis married Veronique DENIS dite LAPIERRE 17 January 1746 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Veronique DENIS dite LAPIERRE was born 3 November 1726 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Veronique died 8 July 1814 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Veronique was the child of Pierre-Jacques DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Veronique MATHIEU.

Louis FORTIER died 9 August 1790 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Louis FORTIER married

Veronique DENIS dite LAPIERRE-- Date: 17 January 1746 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Veronique DENIS dite LAPIERRE was the child of Pierre-Jacques DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Veronique MATHIEU

Children of Louis FORTIER and Veronique DENIS dite LAPIERRE:

Charles-Francois FORTIER (b.19 December 1746, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 3 May 1809, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE 8 November 1773 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Pierre FORTIER (b.14 July 1753, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 15 August 1854, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East )
m. Marie-Claire CHARRIER 14 February 1786 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne FORTIER (b.27 February 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 November 1801, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Louis CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ 3 March 1783 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1724 Birth
1 February 1724
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Louis FORTIER and Veronique DENIS dite LAPIERRE 17 January 1746, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Charles-Francois FORTIER was born 19 December 1746, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 22 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Pierre FORTIER was born 14 July 1753, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 29 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FORTIER was born 27 February 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 41 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Charles-Francois FORTIER married 8 November 1773, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE

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.