Louis
FORTIER
Born
23 October 1783
,
Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
5 November 1867
,
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East
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Born: 23 October 1783 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Louis-Marie FORTIER
Mother:
Marie-Josephe BOUCHER
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph FORTIER
, Elisabeth-Isabelle NOEL
Maternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER
, Marie-Anne-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marguerite MARCOUX 29 October 1805 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite MARCOUX was born 11 October 1786 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marguerite died 24 December 1848 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marguerite was the child of Joseph MARCOUX and Charlotte COUTURE.
Louis FORTIER died 5 November 1867 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Louis FORTIER
Louis FORTIER married 
Marguerite MARCOUX
Marriage date: 29 October 1805
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Louis FORTIER and Marguerite MARCOUX
Marguerite MARCOUX was the child of Joseph MARCOUX and Charlotte COUTURE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marguerite MARCOUXMarriage date: 29 October 1805
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Louis FORTIER and Marguerite MARCOUXMarguerite MARCOUX was the child of Joseph MARCOUX and Charlotte COUTURE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis FORTIER and Marguerite MARCOUX
Henriette FORTIERBorn: 1 September 1812, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 20 April 1869 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
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Birth — 178323 October 1783
Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1805 Marriage / PartnerLouis FORTIER and Marguerite MARCOUX 29 October 1805, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
He was 22 years old.
1812 Birth of ChildHenriette FORTIER was born 1 September 1812, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
Louis was 28 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1848 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarguerite MARCOUX died 24 December 1848, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 18675 November 1867
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East
He died at the age of 84.
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