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Marie-Geneviève  married  Philippe FORTIN 21 February 1746 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Philippe FORTIN  was born 13 June 1706 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France .  Philippe died 20 December 1776 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .  Philippe was the child of Eustache FORTIN and Louise CLOUTIER .

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Marie-Geneviève  married  Philippe FORTIN 21 February 1746 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Philippe FORTIN  was born 13 June 1706 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France .  Philippe died 20 December 1776 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .  Philippe was the child of Eustache FORTIN and Louise CLOUTIER.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Geneviève RICHARD

Marie-Geneviève RICHARD married American Revolutionary War Soldier flag  Philippe FORTIN
Marriage date: 21 February 1746
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Philippe FORTIN was the child of Eustache FORTIN and Louise CLOUTIER

Children of Philippe FORTIN and Marie-Geneviève RICHARD


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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1715
23 February 1715
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
marriage1746 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève RICHARD and Philippe FORTIN 21 February 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

She was 31 years old.
1754 Birth of Child
Judith FORTIN was born 30 December 1754, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève was 39 years old.
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.
DeathDeath — 1774
29 November 1774
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 59.
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