Jean-Francois
FORTIER
Born
abt. 1721
,
Québec Province, Canada
Died
6 April 1801
,
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
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Jean-Francois FORTIER was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada
Jean-Francois FORTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine RUEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX (maternal) Clement RUEL and Marguerite LECLERCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Francois married Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS 8 November 1745 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS was born 25 December 1728 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Clothilde died 28 May 1786 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Clothilde was the child of Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Marie-Marguerite-Angelique MEUNIER.
Jean-Francois FORTIER died 6 April 1801 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS-- Date: 8 November 1745 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS was the child of Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Marie-Marguerite-Angelique MEUNIER
Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS-- Date: 8 November 1745 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS was the child of Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Marie-Marguerite-Angelique MEUNIER
Children of Jean-Francois FORTIER and Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS
Pierre-Basile FORTIER (b.5 January 1749, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 14 February 1798, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )m. Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ 20 February 1775 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER (b.27 March 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 5 July 1811, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )m. Marguerite PARADIS 16 January 1786 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)
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1745 Marriage / PartnerJean-Francois FORTIER and Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS 8 November 1745, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
1749 Birth of ChildPierre-Basile FORTIER was born 5 January 1749, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
1757 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste FORTIER was born 27 March 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
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 Marriage of ChildPierre-Basile FORTIER married 20 February 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ
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 of ChildJean-Baptiste FORTIER married 16 January 1786, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Marguerite PARADIS
1786 Death of Spouse/PartnerClothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS died 28 May 1786, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1798 Death of ChildPierre-Basile FORTIER died 14 February 1798, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
1801 Death 6 April 1801
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
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