Alexandre FOURNIER

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11 January 1753 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

28 December 1829 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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Francois FOURNIER Genevieve GAGNON

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Born: 11 January 1753 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Francois FOURNIER

Mother: Genevieve GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Charles FOURNIER , Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents: Alexandre GAGNON , Angélique CARON

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Alexandre married Marie-Reine JEAN 24 February 1783 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Reine JEAN was born 9 January 1766 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Reine died 22 February 1801 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Marie-Reine was the child of Pierre JEAN and Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ.

Alexandre FOURNIER died 28 December 1829 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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Marie-Reine JEAN
Marriage date: 24 February 1783
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Reine JEAN was the child of Pierre JEAN and Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Children of Alexandre FOURNIER and Marie-Reine JEAN

Marie-Celeste FOURNIER

Born: 17 August 1797, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: 20 January 1846, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: Felix GAGNON 23 October 1821 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1753
11 January 1753
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.