flag female ancestor  Marie-Fortunée  GIRARD

  (b. 23 March 1756 Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France   d. 13 December 1833 La Malbaie, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Fortunée GIRARD was born 23 March 1756 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Marie-Fortunée GIRARD was the child of Pierre GIRARD   and   Marie-Anne VÉZINA and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre-Louis GIRARD and Marguerite TARDIF (maternal)  Pierre VÉZINA and 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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Did You Know? 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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birth1756 Birth
23 March 1756
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1777 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 Birth of Child
Marie FILION was born 7 May 1784, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Fortunée was 28 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1795 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.
marriage1802 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
marriage1804 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.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 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
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1833 Death
13 December 1833
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 77.
Added: 12/4/2015 12:27:09 PM - Updated: 9/15/2024 9:28:18 AM

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