Joseph FORTIER

Born

31 March 1699 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

12 January 1775 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine FORTIER Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX

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Born: 31 March 1699 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine FORTIER

Mother: Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Charles CADIEUX dit COURVILLE , Michelle-Madeleine MACART (MACARD)

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Joseph married Suzanne PLANTE 9 April 1720 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Suzanne PLANTE was born abt. 1702 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Suzanne died 22 August 1733 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Suzanne was the child of Georges PLANTE and Marguerite CRÉPEAU.

Joseph married (2) Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) 11 February 1734 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) was born 27 August 1715 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Josephte died 29 September 1781 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Gabriel FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) and Marguerite ROY.

Joseph FORTIER died 12 January 1775 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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
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1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse & Children of Joseph FORTIER

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Joseph FORTIER married

Suzanne PLANTE
Marriage date: 9 April 1720
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Suzanne PLANTE was the child of Georges PLANTE and Marguerite CRÉPEAU

Children of Joseph FORTIER and Suzanne PLANTE

Marguerite FORTIER

Born: abt. 1721, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 April 1755, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre-Dominique DASSYLVA 19 August 1749 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph FORTIER

Born: 24 May 1722, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 3 July 1813, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne RACINE 14 November 1757 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine FORTIER

Born: 13 May 1724, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 20 June 1769, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François MERCIER 3 July 1747 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Ambroise FORTIER

Born: 17 February 1726, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1790, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Brigitte TREMBLAY 27 July 1750 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie-Josephte FORTIER

Born: 29 May 1728, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 18 February 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Basile GOSSELIN 12 February 1748 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER

Born: 29 April 1730, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 18 May 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Louise TREMBLAY 10 February 1755 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Married: Cecile NADEAU 30 September 1771 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph FORTIER married

Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU)
Marriage date: 11 February 1734
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) was the child of Gabriel FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) and Marguerite ROY

Children of Joseph FORTIER and Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU)

Pierre-Jacques-Noel FORTIER

Born: 9 February 1735, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 13 October 1802, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne DEMERS 21 November 1757 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Married: Angelique CHORET 10 August 1779 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Françoise FORTIER

Born: 28 January 1736, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1810, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE 26 August 1754 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Therese FORTIER

Born: 3 November 1738, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 5 April 1814, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Francois BRISSON 17 September 1764 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine FORTIER

Born: 10 December 1744, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louis GOUPIL 9 August 1762 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1699
31 March 1699
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORTIER and Suzanne PLANTE 9 April 1720, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 21 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Joseph FORTIER was born 24 May 1722, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine FORTIER was born 13 May 1724, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Ambroise FORTIER was born 17 February 1726, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte FORTIER was born 29 May 1728, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was born 29 April 1730, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1733 Death of Spouse/Partner
Suzanne PLANTE died 22 August 1733, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1734 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FORTIER and Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) 11 February 1734, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 34 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Pierre-Jacques-Noel FORTIER was born 9 February 1735, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Françoise FORTIER was born 28 January 1736, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Therese FORTIER was born 3 November 1738, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Catherine FORTIER was born 10 December 1744, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 45 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine FORTIER married 3 July 1747, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to François MERCIER

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte FORTIER married 12 February 1748, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Basile GOSSELIN

1749 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FORTIER married 19 August 1749, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Pierre-Dominique DASSYLVA

1750 Marriage of Child
Ambroise FORTIER married 27 July 1750, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Brigitte TREMBLAY

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Françoise FORTIER married 26 August 1754, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

1755 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER married 10 February 1755, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Louise TREMBLAY

1755 Death of Child
Marguerite FORTIER died 13 April 1755, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 56 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Joseph FORTIER married 14 November 1757 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne RACINE

1757 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Jacques-Noel FORTIER married 21 November 1757 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne DEMERS

1762 Marriage of Child
Catherine FORTIER married 9 August 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Louis GOUPIL

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Therese FORTIER married 17 September 1764 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Francois BRISSON

1767 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte FORTIER died 18 February 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 67 years old.

1769 Death of Child
Marie-Madeleine FORTIER died 20 June 1769, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 70 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER married 30 September 1771, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Cecile NADEAU

Death — 1775
12 January 1775
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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