Pierre FOURNIER

Born

8 January 1755 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

25 March 1823 , L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

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, Canada. Brigitte died 25 March 1823 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada . Brigitte was the child of Joseph BOURGELAS and Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE .

Parents & Family of Pierre FOURNIER

Parents of Pierre FOURNIER

Father

Jean-François FOURNIER

Mother

Suzanne BOUCHER

Grandparents of Pierre FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER Marie-Françoise DUMAS

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER Marie-Suzanne CAOUETTE (CAOUET)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre FOURNIER

Pierre FOURNIER married

Brigitte BOURGELAS
Marriage date: 11 November 1782
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Brigitte BOURGELAS was the child of Joseph BOURGELAS and Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Children of Pierre FOURNIER and Brigitte BOURGELAS

Ursule FOURNIER

Born: 19 February 1791, La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Died: 23 May 1866, Sherbrooke, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER 7 January 1812 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

Marie-Brigitte FOURNIER

Born: 26 January 1793, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 10 October 1869, St-Octave-de-Métis, Canada

Married: Francois MICHAUD 8 January 1810 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1755
8 January 1755
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FOURNIER and Brigitte BOURGELAS 11 November 1782, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 27 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - 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 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Brigitte FOURNIER married 8 January 1810, Kamouraska, Lower Canada to Francois MICHAUD

1812 Marriage of Child
Ursule FOURNIER married 7 January 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England