Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER

Born

6 June 1742 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

21 June 1813 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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Louis FOURNIER Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU

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Born: 6 June 1742 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Louis FOURNIER

Mother: Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Charles FOURNIER , Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean LÉTOURNEAU , Marguerite CARON

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Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb married Etienne LECLERC 11 October 1761 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne LECLERC was born 2 January 1740 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Etienne died 19 September 1799 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Etienne was the child of Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Claire THIBOUTOT.

Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER died 21 June 1813 in La Pocatière, 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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Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER married

Etienne LECLERC
Marriage date: 11 October 1761
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Etienne LECLERC was the child of Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Claire THIBOUTOT

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Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR

Born: 13 February 1765, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 May 1845, La Pocatière, Canada East

Married: Charlotte-Victoire BERUBE 25 October 1790 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1742
6 June 1742
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER and Etienne LECLERC 11 October 1761, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 19 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was born 13 February 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb was 22 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR married 25 October 1790, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Charlotte-Victoire BERUBE

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

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