flag male ancestor  Joseph  FORTIER

  (b. 30 September 1756 Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France   d. 20 March 1846 Lauzon, Lévis, Canada East )  

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Joseph FORTIER was born 30 September 1756 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Joseph FORTIER was the child of Ambroise FORTIER   and   Brigitte TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph FORTIER and Suzanne PLANTE (maternal)  Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Angélique CANTIN (QUENTIN)

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Joseph  married  Francoise LEPAGE 22 February 1791 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .  Francoise LEPAGE  was born 14 March 1768 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada .  Francoise died 28 February 1842 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).  Francoise was the child of Joseph LEPAGE and Marie-Anne HAUTBOIS.

Joseph FORTIER died 20 March 1846 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada East .
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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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Joseph FORTIER married flag female ancestor Francoise LEPAGE-- Date: 22 February 1791 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Francoise LEPAGE was the child of Joseph LEPAGE and Marie-Anne HAUTBOIS




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birth1756 Birth
30 September 1756
Saint-Vallier, 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORTIER and Francoise LEPAGE 22 February 1791, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 34 years old.
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
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1842 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francoise LEPAGE died 28 February 1842, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1846 Death
20 March 1846
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada East

He died at the age of 89.
Added: 12/4/2023 7:12:09 PM - Updated: 12/4/2023 7:13:14 PM

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