flag male ancestor  Pierre  FORTIER

  (b. 14 July 1753 Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France   d. 15 August 1854 Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East )  

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Pierre FORTIER was born 14 July 1753 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Pierre FORTIER was the child of Louis FORTIER   and   Veronique DENIS dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre-Noël FORTIER and Anne LECLERC (maternal)  Pierre-Jacques DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Veronique MATHIEU

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Pierre  married  Marie-Claire CHARRIER 14 February 1786 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Claire CHARRIER  was born 3 August 1764 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada .  Marie-Claire died 12 September 1830 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais).  Marie-Claire was the child of Pierre CHARRIER and Marie-Jeanne POLIQUIN.

Pierre FORTIER died 15 August 1854 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Pierre FORTIER married flag female ancestor Marie-Claire CHARRIER-- Date: 14 February 1786 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Claire CHARRIER was the child of Pierre CHARRIER and Marie-Jeanne POLIQUIN




Children of Pierre FORTIER and Marie-Claire CHARRIER:

flag female ancestor Judith FORTIER (b.25 March 1792, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada   d. 2 June 1856, St-Anselme, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada)
m. Michel ROY 10 April 1815 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)



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birth1753 Birth
14 July 1753
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1786 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FORTIER and Marie-Claire CHARRIER 14 February 1786, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 32 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1792 Birth of Child
Judith FORTIER was born 25 March 1792, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Pierre was 38 years old.
marriage1815 Marriage of Child
Judith FORTIER married 10 April 1815, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Michel ROY
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1830 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Claire CHARRIER died 12 September 1830, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
death1854 Death
15 August 1854
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East

He died at the age of 101.
Added: 2/4/2020 10:06:56 AM - Updated: 2/4/2020 10:10:07 AM

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