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Francois  married  Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE 4 November 1766 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE  was born 15 March 1744 in Montmagny, Canada, New France .  Marie-Louise died 19 May 1815 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .  Marie-Louise was the child of Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Marie-Veronique PROULX .

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Francois  married  Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE 4 November 1766 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE  was born 15 March 1744 in Montmagny, Canada, New France .  Marie-Louise died 19 May 1815 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .  Marie-Louise was the child of Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Marie-Veronique PROULX.

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Francois FORTIN married flag female ancestor Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE
Marriage date: 4 November 1766
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE was the child of Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Marie-Veronique PROULX

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1746
26 May 1746
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1766 Marriage / Partner
Francois FORTIN and Marie-Louise DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE 4 November 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.
1772 Birth of Child
Prisque FORTIN was born 11 May 1772, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Francois was 25 years old.
News1775 - 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.
DeathDeath — 1780
1 January 1780
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 33.
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