Nicolas FOURNIER

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20 January 1722 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

23 February 1797 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Nicolas FOURNIER Geneviève LANGLOIS

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Born: 20 January 1722 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas FOURNIER

Mother: Geneviève LANGLOIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean FOURNIER , Marie-Jeanne-Élisabeth ROY

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François LANGLOIS , Geneviève ROUSSEAU

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Nicolas married Marie-Geneviève DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) 17 August 1747 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Geneviève DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) was born 6 November 1717 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Geneviève died 7 February 1779 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Bernard DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) and Elisabeth COUILLARD.

Nicolas FOURNIER died 23 February 1797 in Les Éboulements, 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-Geneviève DAMOUR (D'AMOURS)
Marriage date: 17 August 1747
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) was the child of Bernard DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) and Elisabeth COUILLARD

Children of Nicolas FOURNIER and Marie-Geneviève DAMOUR (D'AMOURS)

Augustin FOURNIER

Born: 22 March 1755, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1832, Matane, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève MCLEAN (MACLANE) 9 October 1787 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marguerite FOURNIER

Born: 16 October 1763, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: René GIRARD 28 October 1787 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1722
20 January 1722
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas FOURNIER and Marie-Geneviève DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) 17 August 1747, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 25 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Augustin FOURNIER was born 22 March 1755, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Nicolas was 33 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
Marguerite FOURNIER was born 16 October 1763, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Nicolas was 41 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.

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève DAMOUR (D'AMOURS) died 7 February 1779, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Augustin FOURNIER married 9 October 1787, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Geneviève MCLEAN (MACLANE)

1787 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FOURNIER married 28 October 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to René GIRARD

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

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

Death — 1797
23 February 1797
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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