François FORTIER

Born

28 October 1745 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

15 September 1828 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

François married Elisabeth PLANTE 8 January 1776 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth PLANTE was born 15 February 1755 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Elisabeth died 25 March 1836 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Pierre-Noel PLANTE and Elisabeth BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE .

Parents & Family of François FORTIER

Parents of François FORTIER

Father

Francois FORTIER

Mother

Marie-Josephe MARTEL

Grandparents of François FORTIER

Paternal grandparents

Charles FORTIER Marie-Françoise BLOUIN

Maternal grandparents

Antoine MARTEL Catherine GUILLOT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François FORTIER

François FORTIER married

Elisabeth PLANTE
Marriage date: 8 January 1776
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth PLANTE was the child of Pierre-Noel PLANTE and Elisabeth BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE

Children of François FORTIER and Elisabeth PLANTE

Josephte FORTIER

Born: 30 September 1781, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis GENEST 23 November 1801 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1745
28 October 1745
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
François FORTIER and Elisabeth PLANTE 8 January 1776, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 30 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Josephte FORTIER was born 30 September 1781, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 35 years old.

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)

1801 Marriage of Child
Josephte FORTIER married 23 November 1801, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada to Louis GENEST

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)