Elisabeth
FORTIN
Born
25 August 1722
,
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died
24 March 1803
,
L'Islet, Lower Canada
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Born: 25 August 1722 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Father:
Louis FORTIN
Mother:
Anne BOSSE
Paternal grandparents:
Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE
, Xainte CLOUTIER
Maternal grandparents:
Louis BOSSE
, Marie-Angélique BOUCHARD
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elisabeth married Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR 27 October 1749 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was born 19 August 1725 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Ignace was the child of Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Francoise-Marguerite DURAND.
Elisabeth FORTIN died 24 March 1803 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Elisabeth FORTIN
Elisabeth FORTIN married 
Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR
Marriage date: 27 October 1749
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was the child of Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Francoise-Marguerite DURAND
Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEURMarriage date: 27 October 1749
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was the child of Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Francoise-Marguerite DURAND
Children of Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Elisabeth FORTIN
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth LECLERC dite FRANCOEURMarried: Charles-François THIBAULT 17 October 1768 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
Marie-Geneviève LECLERCBorn: abt. 1753, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 3 October 1818, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: 3 October 1818, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Married: Augustin GENDRON 24 October 1774 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 172225 August 1722
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
1749 Marriage / PartnerElisabeth FORTIN and Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR 27 October 1749, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
She was 27 years old.
1750 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise-Elisabeth LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 4 November 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
Elisabeth was 28 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.1768 Marriage of ChildMarie-Louise-Elisabeth LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR married 17 October 1768, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Charles-François THIBAULT
1774 Marriage of ChildMarie-Geneviève LECLERC married 24 October 1774, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Augustin GENDRON
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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
Death — 180324 March 1803
L'Islet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 80.
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