Francoise FOURNIER

Born

2 December 1756 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

1 June 1810 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS Catherine TURGEON

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Born: 2 December 1756 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS

Mother: Catherine TURGEON

Paternal grandparents: Jacques FOURNIER , Marie-Francoise BLANCHON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph TURGEON , Margurite BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET)

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Francoise married Jean-Baptiste MOREAU 5 November 1789 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste MOREAU was born 7 April 1761 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 27 May 1811 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste MOREAU and Catherine RHÉAUME.

Francoise FOURNIER died 1 June 1810 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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Francoise FOURNIER married

Jean-Baptiste MOREAU
Marriage date: 5 November 1789
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste MOREAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste MOREAU and Catherine RHÉAUME

Children of Jean-Baptiste MOREAU and Francoise FOURNIER

Joseph MOREAU

Born: 16 October 1794, Québec, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1851, Les Escoumins, Saguenay, Cote-Nord, Canada East

Married: Marie LATSHIMAPIMAT VOLANT 27 May 1822

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Birth — 1756
2 December 1756
Lauzon, Lévis, 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Francoise FOURNIER and Jean-Baptiste MOREAU 5 November 1789, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She 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)

1794 Birth of Child
Joseph MOREAU was born 16 October 1794, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Francoise was 37 years old.

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