flag female ancestor  Marguerite  FORTIN

  (b. abt. 1754 Québec Province, Canada   d. 19 September 1821 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )  

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Marguerite FORTIN was born abt. 1754 in Québec Province, Canada

Marguerite FORTIN was the child of Joseph FORTIN   and   Genevieve FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph FORTIN and Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU (maternal)  Charles FOURNIER and Marie-Angélique LANGLOIS

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Marguerite  married  Pierre MERCIER 8 January 1770 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre MERCIER  was born 20 February 1746 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier).  Pierre died 9 June 1802 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada.  Pierre was the child of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Louise TANGUAY.

Marguerite FORTIN died 19 September 1821 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada.
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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.

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Marguerite FORTIN married flag male ancestor Pierre MERCIER-- Date: 8 January 1770 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre MERCIER was the child of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Louise TANGUAY




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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.
marriage1770 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite FORTIN and Pierre MERCIER 8 January 1770, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
1775 Birth of Child
Pierre MERCIER was born 29 October 1775, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
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.
1778 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER was born 20 June 1778, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1800 Marriage of Child
Pierre MERCIER married 17 February 1800, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte CHARTIER
marriage1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph MERCIER married 19 May 1801, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise CARON
1802 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre MERCIER died 9 June 1802, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
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
death1821 Death
19 September 1821
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Added: 2/5/2020 9:28:40 AM - Updated: 8/16/2022 2:14:59 PM

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