Madeleine FORTIER

Born

16 April 1714 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

25 May 1780 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FORTIER Marie-Madeleine RUEL

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Born: 16 April 1714 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste FORTIER

Mother: Marie-Madeleine RUEL

Paternal grandparents: Antoine FORTIER , Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Clement RUEL , Marguerite LECLERC

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Madeleine married Augustin BLAIS 18 October 1734 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Augustin BLAIS was born 8 November 1710 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Augustin died 13 November 1781 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Augustin was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN.

Madeleine FORTIER died 25 May 1780 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Augustin BLAIS
Marriage date: 18 October 1734
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Augustin BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Françoise BEAUDOIN

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Children of Augustin BLAIS and Madeleine FORTIER

Marie-Françoise BLAIS

Born: abt. 1734, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Josephe-Madeleine BLAIS

Born: 1 December 1735, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 30 April 1821, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Jerome AUBE dit LANGLOIS 20 November 1758 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Married: Louis LEMIEUX 25 August 1789 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS

Born: 12 March 1737, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 12 March 1803, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER 7 November 1757 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS

Born: 1 September 1738, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 15 February 1793, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte REMILLARD 24 May 1762 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Married: Marie-Madeleine BOUCHER 27 January 1783 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Joseph BLAIS

Born: 14 May 1740, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 7 July 1822, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Elisabeth MICHON 24 May 1773 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Pierre BLAIS

Born: 29 June 1741, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 6 October 1807, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Rosalie FOURNIER 14 January 1765 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marguerite BLAIS

Born: 19 June 1744, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 29 September 1772, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Ambroise GAGNE 11 February 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Andre BLAIS

Born: 2 April 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne LECOUR 3 January 1772 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Madeleine BLAIS

Born: 6 October 1747, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 23 November 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre-Simon CORRIVEAU 1 September 1766 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Augustin BLAIS

Born: 12 August 1749, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 2 February 1826, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne MERCIER 25 January 1773 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Married: Marie-Josephte COULOMBE 23 August 1791 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Joseph-Basile BLAIS

Born: 6 April 1751, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Angelique BLAIS

Born: 7 December 1752, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1825, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE 1 July 1771 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Francois BLAIS

Born: 21 May 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 31 July 1834, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Bonne GAGNE 27 October 1777 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1714
16 April 1714
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine FORTIER and Augustin BLAIS 18 October 1734, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 20 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Josephe-Madeleine BLAIS was born 1 December 1735, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine was 21 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS was born 12 March 1737, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 22 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was born 1 September 1738, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Joseph BLAIS was born 14 May 1740, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine was 26 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Pierre BLAIS was born 29 June 1741, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine was 27 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marguerite BLAIS was born 19 June 1744, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine was 30 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Andre BLAIS was born 2 April 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine was 31 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Madeleine BLAIS was born 6 October 1747, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine was 33 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Augustin BLAIS was born 12 August 1749, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine was 35 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph-Basile BLAIS was born 6 April 1751, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Madeleine was 36 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Angelique BLAIS was born 7 December 1752, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine was 38 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois BLAIS was born 21 May 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine was 40 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS married 7 November 1757 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER

1758 Marriage of Child
Josephe-Madeleine BLAIS married 20 November 1758 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Pierre-Jerome AUBE dit LANGLOIS

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS married 24 May 1762, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marie-Josephte REMILLARD

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Pierre BLAIS married 14 January 1765 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Rosalie FOURNIER

1765 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BLAIS married 11 February 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Ambroise GAGNE

1766 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BLAIS married 1 September 1766, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Pierre-Simon CORRIVEAU

1767 Death of Child
Madeleine BLAIS died 23 November 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 53 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Angelique BLAIS married 1 July 1771 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE

1772 Marriage of Child
Andre BLAIS married 3 January 1772 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne LECOUR

1772 Death of Child
Marguerite BLAIS died 29 September 1772, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Madeleine was 58 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Augustin BLAIS married 25 January 1773, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Anne MERCIER

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph BLAIS married 24 May 1773 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Elisabeth MICHON

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.