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

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Jean-Baptiste FORTIER Thecle PLANTE

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Born: 26 March 1756 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste FORTIER

Mother: Thecle PLANTE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste FORTIER , Marie-Madeleine RUEL

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PLANTE , Angelique HAVARD (AVARE)

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Louis married Marie-Francoise THIVIERGE 5 February 1776 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Francoise THIVIERGE was born 29 April 1750 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Francoise died 28 January 1832 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Francoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste THIVIERGE and Louise-Charlotte CHEVALIER.

Louis FORTIER died 21 May 1792 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Louis FORTIER married

Marie-Francoise THIVIERGE
Marriage date: 5 February 1776
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Francoise THIVIERGE was the child of Jean-Baptiste THIVIERGE and Louise-Charlotte CHEVALIER

Children of Louis FORTIER and Marie-Francoise THIVIERGE

Helene FORTIER

Born: abt. 1786, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 September 1880, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques PLANTE 23 January 1809 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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Birth — 1756
26 March 1756
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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
Louis FORTIER and Marie-Francoise THIVIERGE 5 February 1776, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 19 years old.