Joseph FORTIER

(b. 28 April 1735 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1787 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph FORTIER was born 28 April 1735 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph FORTIER was the child of François FORTIER and Susanne JARRY dite HENRICHON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis FORTIER and Madeleine MOISON (maternal) Henri JARRY dit HENRICHON and Agathe LECUYER dite LAPIERRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Josephte CHORET 7 February 1757 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte CHORET was born 5 August 1736 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Josephte died 12 April 1799 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHORET and Angelique RAPIDIEUX.

Joseph FORTIER died 30 March 1787 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, 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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Joseph FORTIER married

Marie-Josephte CHORET-- Date: 7 February 1757 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte CHORET was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHORET and Angelique RAPIDIEUX

Children of Joseph FORTIER and Marie-Josephte CHORET:

Marie-Josephte FORTIER (b.22 April 1759, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1849, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste THEORET 19 February 1781 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1735 Birth
28 April 1735
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORTIER and Marie-Josephte CHORET 7 February 1757, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 21 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte FORTIER was born 22 April 1759, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph was 24 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.

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.