Ignace married Madeleine BLAIS
3 February 1777
in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
.
Madeleine BLAIS
was born
2 July 1746
in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France .
Madeleine was the child of
Louis BLAIS
and
Marie-Anne MERCIER
.
Ignace married Madeleine BLAIS
3 February 1777
in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
.
Madeleine BLAIS
was born
2 July 1746
in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France .
Madeleine was the child of Louis BLAIS and Marie-Anne MERCIER.
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Birth — 1749 9 December 1749 Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
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.
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.
1777 Marriage / Partner Ignace FORTIN and Madeleine BLAIS 3 February 1777, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
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