Françoise FORTIER

(b. 28 January 1736 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1810 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Françoise FORTIER was born 28 January 1736 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Françoise FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX (maternal) Gabriel FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) and Marguerite ROY

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Françoise married Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE 26 August 1754 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE was born 23 June 1732 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Jean-Baptiste died 6 June 1790 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Antoine FONTAINE and Angélique GODBOUT.

Françoise FORTIER died 20 April 1810 in Saint-Henri, 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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Françoise FORTIER married

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE-- Date: 26 August 1754 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE was the child of Antoine FONTAINE and Angélique GODBOUT

Children of Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE and Françoise FORTIER:

Francoise FONTAINE (b.28 November 1756, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1831, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Jean GEMME (JAMME) 22 August 1785 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Pierre-Noel FONTAINE (b.abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 April 1843, St-Sylvestre, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marguerite DUBOIS 7 July 1801 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Michel FONTAINE (b.27 November 1772, La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 February 1852, St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada)
m. Catherine RAPIDEUX 22 February 1802 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1736 Birth
28 January 1736
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Baptism

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Françoise FORTIER and Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE 26 August 1754, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 18 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Francoise FONTAINE was born 28 November 1756, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Françoise was 20 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.

1772 Birth of Child
Michel FONTAINE was born 27 November 1772, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 36 years old.

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.