Marie-Thérèse FORTIN

Born

22 May 1724 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

30 July 1794 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

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Julien FORTIN Marie TREMBLAY

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Born: 22 May 1724 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: Julien FORTIN

Mother: Marie TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE , Catherine BIVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre TREMBLAY , Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

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

Marie-Thérèse married Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) 4 September 1741 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) was born 18 June 1715 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Joseph died 16 May 1792 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Joseph was the child of François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Geneviève CLOUTIER.

Marie-Thérèse FORTIN died 30 July 1794 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada .

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Spouse & Children of Marie-Thérèse FORTIN

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Marie-Thérèse FORTIN married

Joseph BARRETTE (BARET)
Marriage date: 4 September 1741
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) was the child of François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Geneviève CLOUTIER

Children of Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) and Marie-Thérèse FORTIN

Joseph BARRETTE

Born: 10 October 1741, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 28 March 1816, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Rosalie SIMARD 8 November 1773 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte BARRETTE

Born: 8 January 1747, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 13 July 1811, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT 4 October 1773 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Basile BARRETTE

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 November 1812, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite SIMARD 5 November 1782 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1724
22 May 1724
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse FORTIN and Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) 4 September 1741 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Joseph BARRETTE was born 10 October 1741, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse was 17 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Josephte BARRETTE was born 8 January 1747, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse was 22 years old.

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Josephte BARRETTE married 4 October 1773, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph BARRETTE married 8 November 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Rosalie SIMARD

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Basile BARRETTE married 5 November 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marguerite SIMARD

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