Francoise-Ursule FORTIN

Born

17 February 1759 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

8 April 1820 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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Joseph FORTIN Claire GUYON

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Born: 17 February 1759 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph FORTIN

Mother: Claire GUYON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph FORTIN , Elisabeth LEMIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Alexis-Jean GUYON , Marie-Simone COUILLARD

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Francoise-Ursule married Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT 2 February 1778 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Antoine died 15 August 1826 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Antoine was the child of Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Veronique JEAN.

Francoise-Ursule FORTIN died 8 April 1820 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Francoise-Ursule FORTIN married

Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT
Marriage date: 2 February 1778
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was the child of Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Veronique JEAN

Children of Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Francoise-Ursule FORTIN

Jean-Baptiste ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Born: 27 November 1784, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 May 1843, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East

Married: Madeleine PINET 2 September 1812 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1759
17 February 1759
L'Islet, 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Francoise-Ursule FORTIN and Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT 2 February 1778, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 27 November 1784, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Francoise-Ursule was 25 years old.

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)

1812 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married 2 September 1812, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Madeleine PINET

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.