Marie-Anne FORTIER

Born

26 July 1735 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

28 October 1804 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Born: 26 July 1735 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Anne FORTIER

Father

Clement FORTIER

Mother

Françoise LABRECQUE

Grandparents of Marie-Anne FORTIER

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER Marie-Madeleine RUEL

Maternal grandparents

Jacques LABRECQUE Marguerite PAQUET (PASQUIER) dite LAVALLEE

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

Marie-Anne married Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) 2 February 1756 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) was born 12 December 1729 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . Jean-Marie died 28 January 1785 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Marie was the child of Jean BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Madeleine ANCELIN (ASSELIN).

Marie-Anne FORTIER died 28 October 1804 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Anne FORTIER

Marie-Anne FORTIER married

Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY)
Marriage date: 2 February 1756
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) was the child of Jean BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Madeleine ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

Children of Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Anne FORTIER

Geneviève BOULET

Born: 4 April 1763, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph ROY 21 February 1786 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1735
26 July 1735
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne FORTIER and Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) 2 February 1756, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

She was 20 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Geneviève BOULET was born 4 April 1763, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) died 28 January 1785, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1786 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BOULET married 21 February 1786, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph ROY

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)

Death — 1804
28 October 1804
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 69.

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