François MERCIER

(b. 19 May 1721 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 10 August 1797 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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François MERCIER was born 19 May 1721 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

François MERCIER was the child of Jean-Pascal MERCIER and Madeleine BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pascal MERCIER and Anne CLOUTIER (maternal) Jean BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine PARE

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François married Marie-Madeleine FORTIER 3 July 1747 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine FORTIER was born 13 May 1724 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Madeleine died 20 June 1769 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Suzanne PLANTE.

François MERCIER died 10 August 1797 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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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François MERCIER married

Marie-Madeleine FORTIER-- Date: 3 July 1747 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Suzanne PLANTE

Children of François MERCIER and Marie-Madeleine FORTIER:

Pierre-Noel MERCIER (b.24 December 1757, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Josephte NADEAU 22 August 1785 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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1721 Birth
19 May 1721
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
François MERCIER and Marie-Madeleine FORTIER 3 July 1747, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 26 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noel MERCIER was born 24 December 1757, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

François was 36 years old.

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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine FORTIER died 20 June 1769, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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.