Marie-Francoise FORTIN

Born

9 February 1765 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

29 April 1821 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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Joseph FORTIN Claire GUYON

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Born: 9 February 1765 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph FORTIN

Mother: Claire GUYON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph FORTIN , Elisabeth LEMIEUX

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

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Marie-Francoise married Jacques THÉRIAULT 20 February 1786 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques THÉRIAULT was born 17 June 1747 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Jacques died 10 April 1826 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Jacques was the child of Joseph THÉRIAULT and Agnes CORMIER.

Marie-Francoise FORTIN died 29 April 1821 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marie-Francoise FORTIN married

Jacques THÉRIAULT
Marriage date: 20 February 1786
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques THÉRIAULT was the child of Joseph THÉRIAULT and Agnes CORMIER

Children of Jacques THÉRIAULT and Marie-Francoise FORTIN

Jacob-Jacques THERIAULT

Born: 1 March 1789, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 December 1820, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine MORIN 6 November 1810 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1765
9 February 1765
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Francoise FORTIN and Jacques THÉRIAULT 20 February 1786, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Jacob-Jacques THERIAULT was born 1 March 1789, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marie-Francoise was 24 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)

1810 Marriage of Child
Jacob-Jacques THERIAULT married 6 November 1810, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Madeleine MORIN

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