Marie-Josephte GIRARD

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28 July 1746 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

2 June 1780 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre GIRARD Marie-Anne VÉZINA

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Born: 28 July 1746 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GIRARD

Mother: Marie-Anne VÉZINA

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Louis GIRARD , Marguerite TARDIF

Maternal grandparents: Pierre VÉZINA , Marie-Jeanne LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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Marie-Josephte married Louis-François FORTIN 10 January 1763 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Louis-François FORTIN was born 12 October 1735 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Louis-François died 26 June 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Louis-François was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Geneviève LACROIX.

Marie-Josephte GIRARD died 2 June 1780 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Josephte GIRARD

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Marie-Josephte GIRARD married

Louis-François FORTIN
Marriage date: 10 January 1763
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-François FORTIN was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Geneviève LACROIX

Children of Louis-François FORTIN and Marie-Josephte GIRARD

Pierre-Louis FORTIN

Born: 11 November 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 November 1838, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada

François-Xavier FORTIN

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 December 1853, Montebello, Canada East

Josephte FORTIN

Born: 8 March 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 October 1842, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Etienne SIMARD 6 March 1789 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Victoire FORTIN

Born: 29 January 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 December 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Ignace BOIVIN 13 October 1789 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis FORTIN

Born: 31 July 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 February 1850, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

Married: Dorothee THIBAULT 7 November 1797 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charlotte FORTIN

Born: 31 March 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 September 1830, Matane, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 6 February 1816 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Agnès FORTIN

Born: 18 May 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 May 1826, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MORIN 17 August 1791 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1746
28 July 1746
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GIRARD and Louis-François FORTIN 10 January 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 16 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre-Louis FORTIN was born 11 November 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 17 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Josephte FORTIN was born 8 March 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 18 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Victoire FORTIN was born 29 January 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 20 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Louis FORTIN was born 31 July 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 23 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Charlotte FORTIN was born 31 March 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Agnès FORTIN was born 18 May 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte 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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis-François FORTIN died 26 June 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Death — 1780
2 June 1780
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 33.

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