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Marie-Geneviève  married  Pierre-Basile FORTIER 20 February 1775 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Basile FORTIER  was born 5 January 1749 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France.  Pierre-Basile died 14 February 1798 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada .  Pierre-Basile was the child of Jean-Francois FORTIER and Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS .
Marie-Geneviève  married  Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE 26 November 1804 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada . 
Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE  was born 15 August 1747 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France .  Étienne-Louis died 27 August 1816 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada .  Étienne-Louis was the child of Étienne FRECHETTE and Marie-Anne DUPERE .

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Marie-Geneviève  married  Pierre-Basile FORTIER 20 February 1775 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Basile FORTIER  was born 5 January 1749 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France.  Pierre-Basile died 14 February 1798 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada .  Pierre-Basile was the child of Jean-Francois FORTIER and Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS.

Marie-Geneviève  married  (2) Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE 26 November 1804 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada .  Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE  was born 15 August 1747 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France .  Étienne-Louis died 27 August 1816 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada .  Étienne-Louis was the child of Étienne FRECHETTE and Marie-Anne DUPERE.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ

Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ married flag male ancestor Pierre-Basile FORTIER
Marriage date: 20 February 1775
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre-Basile FORTIER was the child of Jean-Francois FORTIER and Clothilde TALBOT dite GERVAIS

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Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ married flag male ancestor Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE
Marriage date: 26 November 1804
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada
Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE was the child of Étienne FRECHETTE and Marie-Anne DUPERE



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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1750
23 March 1750
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.
marriage1775 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ and Pierre-Basile FORTIER 20 February 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 24 years old.
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.
1782 Birth of Child
Pelagie FORTIER was born 14 October 1782, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève was 32 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre-Basile FORTIER died 14 February 1798, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
marriage1804 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ and Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE 26 November 1804 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

She was 54 years old.
marriage1804 Marriage of Child
Pelagie FORTIER married 1 June 1804, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada to David MARTINEAU dit LORMIER
DeathDeath — 1815
5 April 1815
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 65.
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