flag male ancestor  Louis  FORTIER

  (b. 23 October 1783 Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 5 November 1867 Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East )  

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Louis FORTIER was born 23 October 1783 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis FORTIER was the child of Louis-Marie FORTIER   and   Marie-Josephe BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph FORTIER and Elisabeth-Isabelle NOEL (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER and Marie-Anne-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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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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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.

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birth1783 Birth
23 October 1783
Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1805 Marriage / Partner
Louis FORTIER and Marguerite MARCOUX 29 October 1805, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 22 years old.
1812 Birth of Child
Henriette FORTIER was born 1 September 1812, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Louis was 28 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
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1848 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite MARCOUX died 24 December 1848, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1867 Death
5 November 1867
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East

He died at the age of 84.
Added: 2/20/2024 8:15:06 PM - Updated: 2/20/2024 8:23:24 PM

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