Elisabeth-Ursule DURAND

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2 February 1737 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

20 January 1820 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

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Francois DURAND Louise LANGELIER

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Born: 2 February 1737 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Francois DURAND

Mother: Louise LANGELIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Nicolas DURAND , Marguerite HUOT

Maternal grandparents: Charles L'ANGELIER , Françoise DESTROISMAISONS

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Elisabeth-Ursule married Joseph-Marie FOURNIER 28 January 1754 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Marie FOURNIER was born 3 October 1732 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Joseph-Marie died 1 August 1812 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Joseph-Marie was the child of Joseph FOURNIER and Marguerite LANGLOIS.

Elisabeth-Ursule DURAND died 20 January 1820 in Cap-St-Ignace, 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
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Elisabeth-Ursule DURAND married

Joseph-Marie FOURNIER
Marriage date: 28 January 1754
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Joseph-Marie FOURNIER was the child of Joseph FOURNIER and Marguerite LANGLOIS

Children of Joseph-Marie FOURNIER and Elisabeth-Ursule DURAND

Theotiste FOURNIER

Born: 25 October 1760, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada
Died: 26 September 1843, La Pocatière, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste OUELLET 20 October 1783 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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Birth — 1737
2 February 1737
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth-Ursule DURAND and Joseph-Marie FOURNIER 28 January 1754, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 16 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Theotiste FOURNIER was born 25 October 1760, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Elisabeth-Ursule was 23 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.

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Theotiste FOURNIER married 20 October 1783, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

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

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

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