Jean-Baptiste FORTIER

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26 July 1711 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

1 November 1783 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FORTIER Marie-Madeleine RUEL

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Born: 26 July 1711 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste FORTIER

Mother: Marie-Madeleine RUEL

Paternal grandparents: Antoine FORTIER , Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Clement RUEL , Marguerite LECLERC

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Jean-Baptiste married Thecle PLANTE 16 November 1739 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thecle PLANTE was born 28 August 1718 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Thecle died 14 October 1787 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Thecle was the child of Pierre PLANTE and Angelique HAVARD (AVARE).

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER died 1 November 1783 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Thecle PLANTE
Marriage date: 16 November 1739
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Thecle PLANTE was the child of Pierre PLANTE and Angelique HAVARD (AVARE)

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Joseph FORTIER

Born: 22 December 1746, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 26 May 1837, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Elisabeth THIVIERGE 5 February 1776 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Louis FORTIER

Born: 26 March 1756, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 21 May 1792, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Francoise THIVIERGE 5 February 1776 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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Birth — 1711
26 July 1711
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Thecle PLANTE 16 November 1739, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 28 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph FORTIER was born 22 December 1746, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Louis FORTIER was born 26 March 1756, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Joseph FORTIER married 5 February 1776, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Marie-Elisabeth THIVIERGE

1776 Marriage of Child
Louis FORTIER married 5 February 1776, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Marie-Francoise THIVIERGE