Marie-Fortunée GIRARD

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23 March 1756 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

13 December 1833 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Pierre GIRARD Marie-Anne VÉZINA

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Born: 23 March 1756 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-Fortunée married André FILION 1 September 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
André FILION was born 24 April 1753 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. André died abt. 1827 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). André was the child of Paul FILION and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY.

Marie-Fortunée GIRARD died 13 December 1833 in La Malbaie, 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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Marie-Fortunée GIRARD married

André FILION
Marriage date: 1 September 1777
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

André FILION was the child of Paul FILION and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

Children of André FILION and Marie-Fortunée GIRARD

Agnes FILION

Born: 24 July 1778, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 December 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Damase DUCHESNE 17 November 1795 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

André FILION

Born: 27 April 1780, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 November 1839, Matane, Lower Canada

Married: Euphrosine TREMBLAY 22 April 1804 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Married: Apolline TREMBLAY 5 May 1818 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie FILION

Born: 7 May 1784, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 February 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Mathieu BOIVIN 16 February 1802 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1756
23 March 1756
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Fortunée GIRARD and André FILION 1 September 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 21 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Agnes FILION was born 24 July 1778, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Fortunée was 22 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
André FILION was born 27 April 1780, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Fortunée was 24 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie FILION was born 7 May 1784, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Fortunée was 28 years old.

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Agnes FILION married 17 November 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Damase DUCHESNE

1796 Death of Child
Agnes FILION died 12 December 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Fortunée was 40 years old.

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie FILION married 16 February 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Mathieu BOIVIN

1804 Marriage of Child
André FILION married 22 April 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Euphrosine TREMBLAY

1812 Death of Child
Marie FILION died 3 February 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Fortunée was 55 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
André FILION married 5 May 1818, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Apolline TREMBLAY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1833
13 December 1833
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 77.

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