Elisabeth FOURNIER

Born

28 July 1719 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

28 April 1799 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER Marie-Françoise DUMAS

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Born: 28 July 1719 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER

Mother: Marie-Françoise DUMAS

Paternal grandparents: Jean FOURNIER , Marie-Jeanne-Élisabeth ROY

Maternal grandparents: Charles DUMAS , Françoise-Marthe RONDEAU

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Elisabeth married Charles COUTURE 13 November 1741 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles COUTURE was born 5 May 1705 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Charles was the child of Eustache COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marie-Françoise HUARD.

Elisabeth FOURNIER died 28 April 1799 in Montmagny, Lower 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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Elisabeth FOURNIER married

Charles COUTURE
Marriage date: 13 November 1741
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Charles COUTURE was the child of Eustache COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marie-Françoise HUARD

Children of Charles COUTURE and Elisabeth FOURNIER

Genevieve COUTURE dite BELLERIVE

Born: 17 September 1743, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Alexis MORIN 18 January 1762 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Elisabeth COUTURE dite BELLERIVE

Born: 3 July 1745, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 3 April 1820, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre POIRIER 23 January 1764 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1719
28 July 1719
Québec Province, Canada

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth FOURNIER and Charles COUTURE 13 November 1741, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 22 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Genevieve COUTURE dite BELLERIVE was born 17 September 1743, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Elisabeth was 24 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Elisabeth COUTURE dite BELLERIVE was born 3 July 1745, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Elisabeth was 25 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Genevieve COUTURE dite BELLERIVE married 18 January 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Alexis MORIN

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth COUTURE dite BELLERIVE married 23 January 1764, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Pierre POIRIER

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.