Marie-Marguerite FORTIN

Born

17 September 1756 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

16 December 1809 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Claude FORTIN Marie-Jeanne MÉTHOT

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Born: 17 September 1756 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Claude FORTIN

Mother: Marie-Jeanne MÉTHOT

Paternal grandparents: Charles-Jean-Baptiste FORTIN , Louise GUIMOND

Maternal grandparents: Charles MÉTHOT , Marie-Geneviève HÉDOUIN

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Marie-Marguerite married Jacques-Francois NORMAND 2 November 1776 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques-Francois NORMAND was born 28 August 1753 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Jacques-Francois died 23 January 1820 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Jacques-Francois was the child of Jacques NORMAND and Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS.

Marie-Marguerite FORTIN died 16 December 1809 in Saint-Ours, 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-Marguerite FORTIN married

Jacques-Francois NORMAND
Marriage date: 2 November 1776
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques-Francois NORMAND was the child of Jacques NORMAND and Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS

Children of Jacques-Francois NORMAND and Marie-Marguerite FORTIN

Genevieve NORMAND

Born: 17 March 1789, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 June 1838, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Francois-Valerien CHAPDELAINE 14 July 1806 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1756
17 September 1756
Cap-St-Ignace, 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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite FORTIN and Jacques-Francois NORMAND 2 November 1776, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 20 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Genevieve NORMAND was born 17 March 1789, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Marguerite was 32 years old.

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

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

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Genevieve NORMAND married 14 July 1806, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Francois-Valerien CHAPDELAINE