Benoni FOURNIER

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abt. 1724 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

31 December 1810 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Louis FOURNIER Angelique BOSSE

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Born: abt. 1724 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Louis FOURNIER

Mother: Angelique BOSSE

Paternal grandparents: Louis FOURNIER , Marie-Jeanne CARON

Maternal grandparents: Louis BOSSE , Marie-Angélique BOUCHARD

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Benoni married Louise-Angelique D'AMOURS 6 April 1761 in Montmagny, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise-Angelique D'AMOURS was born 13 March 1742 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Louise-Angelique died 24 June 1768 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Louise-Angelique was the child of René-Louis D'AMOURS and Louise-Angelique COUILLARD dite DESPRES.

Benoni married (2) Marie-Francoise COUTURE 14 January 1771 in Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Francoise COUTURE was born 10 September 1746 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Francoise died 21 April 1817 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Francoise was the child of Louis COUTURE and Francoise GIRARD.

Benoni FOURNIER died 31 December 1810 in Montmagny, 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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Louise-Angelique D'AMOURS
Marriage date: 6 April 1761
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada
Louise-Angelique D'AMOURS was the child of René-Louis D'AMOURS and Louise-Angelique COUILLARD dite DESPRES

Children of Benoni FOURNIER and Louise-Angelique D'AMOURS

Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER

Born: 1 June 1762, Montmagny, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 4 February 1800 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Joseph FOURNIER

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 April 1849, Montmagny, Canada East

Married: Therese GAUMOND 15 November 1791 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Benoni FOURNIER married

Marie-Francoise COUTURE
Marriage date: 14 January 1771
Marriage place: Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Francoise COUTURE was the child of Louis COUTURE and Francoise GIRARD

Children of Benoni FOURNIER and Marie-Francoise COUTURE

Francois FOURNIER

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie DUCHESNEAU 28 January 1800 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Benoni FOURNIER and Louise-Angelique D'AMOURS 6 April 1761, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER was born 1 June 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise-Angelique D'AMOURS died 24 June 1768, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1771 Marriage / Partner
Benoni FOURNIER and Marie-Francoise COUTURE 14 January 1771, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Joseph FOURNIER married 15 November 1791, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Therese GAUMOND

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

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Francois FOURNIER married 28 January 1800, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie DUCHESNEAU

1800 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER married 4 February 1800, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marie TREMBLAY

Death — 1810
31 December 1810
Montmagny, Lower Canada

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