Charles-Francois FORTIER

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19 December 1746 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

3 May 1809 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Louis FORTIER Veronique DENIS dite LAPIERRE

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Born: 19 December 1746 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Louis FORTIER

Mother: Veronique DENIS dite LAPIERRE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Noël FORTIER , Anne LECLERC

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Jacques DENIS dit LAPIERRE , Veronique MATHIEU

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Charles-Francois married Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE 8 November 1773 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 7 October 1755 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie died 1 September 1832 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie was the child of Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Angelique DRAPEAU.

Charles-Francois FORTIER died 3 May 1809 in Québec, 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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Charles-Francois FORTIER married

Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE
Marriage date: 8 November 1773
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE was the child of Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Angelique DRAPEAU

Children of Charles-Francois FORTIER and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Louise FORTIER

Born: 5 July 1782, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 March 1868, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin LABONTE 4 July 1796 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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Birth — 1746
19 December 1746
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Francois FORTIER and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE 8 November 1773, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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.