Marie-Marguerite FORTIER

Born

25 October 1769 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 July 1796 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Jacques-Noel FORTIER Marie-Anne DEMERS

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Born: 25 October 1769 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre-Jacques-Noel FORTIER

Mother: Marie-Anne DEMERS

Paternal grandparents: Joseph FORTIER , Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU)

Maternal grandparents: Michel DEMERS , Marie-Anne GINGRAS

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Marie-Marguerite married Hyacinthe LECLERC 10 October 1788 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hyacinthe LECLERC was born 1 August 1765 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Hyacinthe died 4 January 1804 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Hyacinthe was the child of Pierre LECLERC and Marie-Anne LAVOIE.

Marie-Marguerite FORTIER died 11 July 1796 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Marie-Marguerite FORTIER married

Hyacinthe LECLERC
Marriage date: 10 October 1788
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Hyacinthe LECLERC was the child of Pierre LECLERC and Marie-Anne LAVOIE

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Marie-Marguerite LECLERC

Born: 19 February 1792, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine CHARRON dit CABANA 11 January 1813 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1769
25 October 1769
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite FORTIER and Hyacinthe LECLERC 10 October 1788, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite LECLERC was born 19 February 1792, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Marguerite was 22 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)