Marie-Geneviève FOURNIER

(b. 25 August 1737 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 8 October 1776 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Geneviève FOURNIER was born 25 August 1737 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Marie-Geneviève FOURNIER was the child of Nicolas FOURNIER and Geneviève LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean FOURNIER and Marie-Jeanne-Élisabeth ROY (maternal) Jean-François LANGLOIS and Geneviève ROUSSEAU

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Marie-Geneviève married Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES 14 February 1763 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES was born 7 January 1735 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Joseph was the child of Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Genevieve CARON.

Marie-Geneviève FOURNIER died 8 October 1776 in Montmagny, 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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Marie-Geneviève FOURNIER married

Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES-- Date: 14 February 1763 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES was the child of Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Genevieve CARON

Children of Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Geneviève FOURNIER:

Etienne COUILLARD (b.12 May 1775, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Claire LABERGE 13 May 1800 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1737 Birth
25 August 1737
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève FOURNIER and Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES 14 February 1763, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Etienne COUILLARD was born 12 May 1775, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Geneviève was 37 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.