Felix FORTIER

Born

16 March 1769 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 October 1808 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Basile FORTIER Madeleine DELAGE

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Born: 16 March 1769 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Basile FORTIER

Mother: Madeleine DELAGE

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

Maternal grandparents: Charles DELAGE , Marie-Josephte PLANTE

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Felix married Catherine LETOURNEAU 26 January 1789 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine LETOURNEAU was born 17 September 1761 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 4 January 1852 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Catherine was the child of Jacques LETOURNEAU and Madeleine BAILLARGEON.

Felix FORTIER died 27 October 1808 in Saint-Henri, 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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Felix FORTIER married

Catherine LETOURNEAU
Marriage date: 26 January 1789
Marriage place: Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

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Catherine LETOURNEAU was the child of Jacques LETOURNEAU and Madeleine BAILLARGEON

Children of Felix FORTIER and Catherine LETOURNEAU

Marie-Angelique FORTIER

Born: 25 March 1791, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Died: 20 May 1858, St-Anselme, Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada

Married: Jacques BUTEAU 6 April 1812 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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Birth — 1769
16 March 1769
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Felix FORTIER and Catherine LETOURNEAU 26 January 1789, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

He was 19 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique FORTIER was born 25 March 1791, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Felix was 22 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)