flag male ancestor  Pierre  FOURNIER

  (b. 8 January 1755 L'Islet, Canada, New France   d. 25 March 1823 L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada )  

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Pierre FOURNIER was born 8 January 1755 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Pierre FOURNIER was the child of Jean-François FOURNIER   and   Suzanne BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER and Marie-Françoise DUMAS (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER and Marie-Suzanne CAOUETTE (CAOUET)

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Pierre  married  Brigitte BOURGELAS 11 November 1782 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Brigitte BOURGELAS  was born 27 November 1762 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada.  Brigitte died 25 March 1823 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte).  Brigitte was the child of Joseph BOURGELAS and Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE.

Pierre FOURNIER died 25 March 1823 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Pierre FOURNIER married flag female ancestor Brigitte BOURGELAS-- Date: 11 November 1782 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Brigitte BOURGELAS was the child of Joseph BOURGELAS and Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE




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birth1755 Birth
8 January 1755
L'Islet, Canada, New France
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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1782 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FOURNIER and Brigitte BOURGELAS 11 November 1782, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 27 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Birth of Child
Ursule FOURNIER was born 19 February 1791, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre was 36 years old.
1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Brigitte FOURNIER was born 26 January 1793, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre was 38 years old.
marriage1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Brigitte FOURNIER married 8 January 1810, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Francois MICHAUD
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Ursule FOURNIER married 7 January 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte) to Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1823 Death
25 March 1823
L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 68.
Added: 3/31/2021 11:20:07 AM - Updated: 10/30/2024 12:09:59 PM

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