Marie-Brigitte FOURNIER

Born

16 March 1755 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

24 October 1831 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Basile FOURNIER Marie-Francoise ROBIN

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Born: 16 March 1755 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Basile FOURNIER

Mother: Marie-Francoise ROBIN

Paternal grandparents: Charles FOURNIER , Marie-Angélique LANGLOIS

Maternal grandparents: François ROBIN , Marie COURTEAU

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Marie-Brigitte married Isidore MORIN 23 November 1778 in Saint-Thomas-de-la-Pointe-à-la-Caille, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Isidore MORIN was born 16 November 1755 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Isidore died 28 October 1840 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Isidore was the child of Isidore MORIN dit VALCOURT and Louise-Francoise MIVILLE.

Marie-Brigitte FOURNIER died 24 October 1831 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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-Brigitte FOURNIER married

Isidore MORIN
Marriage date: 23 November 1778
Marriage place: Saint-Thomas-de-la-Pointe-à-la-Caille, Quebec, Canada
Isidore MORIN was the child of Isidore MORIN dit VALCOURT and Louise-Francoise MIVILLE

Children of Isidore MORIN and Marie-Brigitte FOURNIER

Marie-Brigitte MORIN

Born: 13 September 1779, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 March 1853, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East

Married: Jacques LETOURNEAU 28 September 1801 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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Birth — 1755
16 March 1755
Montmagny, 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Brigitte FOURNIER and Isidore MORIN 23 November 1778, Saint-Thomas-de-la-Pointe-à-la-Caille, Quebec, Canada

She was 23 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Brigitte MORIN was born 13 September 1779, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Brigitte was 24 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Brigitte MORIN married 28 September 1801, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Jacques LETOURNEAU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England