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Marie-Madeleine RUEL

(b. 1 February 1688 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 23 September 1770 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine RUEL was born 1 February 1688 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine RUEL was the child of Clement RUEL and Marguerite LECLERC and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LECLERC and Marie BLANQUET dite LA FOUGERE

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Marie-Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste FORTIER 15 October 1708 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was born 7 September 1681 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Jean-Baptiste died 30 December 1750 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Antoine FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX.

Marie-Madeleine RUEL died 23 September 1770 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marie-Madeleine RUEL

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Marie-Madeleine RUEL married

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER-- Date: 15 October 1708 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was the child of Antoine FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine RUEL:

Clement FORTIER (b.abt. 1709, , Québec Province, Canada d. 25 October 1773, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Françoise LABRECQUE 10 November 1733 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER (b.26 July 1711, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 1 November 1783, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Thecle PLANTE 16 November 1739 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Madeleine FORTIER (b.16 April 1714, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1780, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Augustin BLAIS 18 October 1734 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Basile FORTIER (b.9 April 1727, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1792, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine DELAGE 11 October 1751 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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1688 Birth
1 February 1688
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1708 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine RUEL and Jean-Baptiste FORTIER 15 October 1708, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was born 26 July 1711, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie-Madeleine was 23 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Madeleine FORTIER was born 16 April 1714, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie-Madeleine was 26 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Birth of Child
Basile FORTIER was born 9 April 1727, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie-Madeleine was 39 years old.

1733 Marriage of Child
Clement FORTIER married 10 November 1733, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Françoise LABRECQUE

Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
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1734 Marriage of Child
Madeleine FORTIER married 18 October 1734, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Augustin BLAIS

1739 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER married 16 November 1739, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Thecle PLANTE

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER died 30 December 1750, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1751 Marriage of Child
Basile FORTIER married 11 October 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Madeleine DELAGE

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

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.

1770 Death
23 September 1770
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She died at the age of 82.

Added: 5/5/2015 8:50:53 AM - Updated: 12/12/2023 3:17:41 PM