Guillaume
FORTIER
Born
25 April 1714
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died
31 July 1786
,
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
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Born: 25 April 1714 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Father:
Guillaume FORTIER
Mother:
Marie-Madeleine DUMAS
Paternal grandparents:
Antoine FORTIER
, Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX
Maternal grandparents:
François DUMAS
, Marie-Françoise GERVAIS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Guillaume married Marguerite THERRIEN 9 January 1748 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite THERRIEN was born 16 June 1734 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marguerite was the child of Barthelemy THERRIEN and Marguerite FONTAINE.
Guillaume FORTIER died 31 July 1786 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Guillaume FORTIER
Guillaume FORTIER married 
Marguerite THERRIEN
Marriage date: 9 January 1748
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marguerite THERRIEN was the child of Barthelemy THERRIEN and Marguerite FONTAINE
Marguerite THERRIENMarriage date: 9 January 1748
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marguerite THERRIEN was the child of Barthelemy THERRIEN and Marguerite FONTAINE
Children of Guillaume FORTIER and Marguerite THERRIEN
Guillaume FORTIERBorn: 11 August 1750, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1839, Saint-Timothée, Lower Canada
Died: 2 June 1839, Saint-Timothée, Lower Canada
Married: Angelique MERCIER 25 November 1782 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
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Birth — 171425 April 1714
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1748 Marriage / PartnerGuillaume FORTIER and Marguerite THERRIEN 9 January 1748, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
He was 33 years old.
1750 Birth of ChildGuillaume FORTIER was born 11 August 1750, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Guillaume was 36 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.
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.1782 Marriage of ChildGuillaume FORTIER married 25 November 1782, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Angelique MERCIER
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178631 July 1786
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 72.
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