Marie-Marthe FOURNIER

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14 November 1727 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

16 November 1807 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Simon FOURNIER Marthe BOUCHARD

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Born: 14 November 1727 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Simon FOURNIER

Mother: Marthe BOUCHARD

Paternal grandparents: Simon FOURNIER , Catherine ROUSSEAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BOUCHARD , Marie-Anne BOURASSA

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Marie-Marthe married Jean-Baptiste NADEAU 14 November 1746 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste NADEAU was born 22 December 1722 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Jean-Baptiste died 9 January 1771 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marguerite CARBONNEAU dite PROVENÇAL.

Marie-Marthe FOURNIER died 16 November 1807 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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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Jean-Baptiste NADEAU
Marriage date: 14 November 1746
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste NADEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marguerite CARBONNEAU dite PROVENÇAL

Children of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marie-Marthe FOURNIER

Jean-Baptiste NADEAU

Born: abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marguerite LEVASSEUR 12 January 1767 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Basile Pierre NADEAU

Born: 1 April 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 11 July 1841, Champlain, New York, USA

Married: Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE February 11, 1786 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Louis-Alexandre NADEAU

Born: 2 May 1755, Berthier, Canada, New France
Died: 2 August 1839, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Rose NORMANDIN 19 February 1781 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph NADEAU

Born: abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne GUIBORD 3 May 1791 Place: Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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Birth — 1727
14 November 1727
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marthe FOURNIER and Jean-Baptiste NADEAU 14 November 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Basile Pierre NADEAU was born 1 April 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Marthe was 26 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Louis-Alexandre NADEAU was born 2 May 1755, Berthier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marthe was 27 years old.

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste NADEAU married 12 January 1767, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Marguerite LEVASSEUR

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste NADEAU died 9 January 1771, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Louis-Alexandre NADEAU married 19 February 1781, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Rose NORMANDIN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Basile Pierre NADEAU married February 11, 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Joseph NADEAU married 3 May 1791, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Marie-Anne GUIBORD

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

Death — 1807
16 November 1807
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 80.

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