Guillaume FOURNIER

Born

9 June 1710 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

23 April 1786 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

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Charles FOURNIER Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD

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Born: 9 June 1710 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Charles FOURNIER

Mother: Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume FOURNIER , Françoise HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas BOUCHARD , Anne ROY

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Guillaume married Marie-Angélique GAGNON 25 February 1737 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Angélique GAGNON was born 7 April 1717 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Angélique died 17 July 1792 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of Alexandre GAGNON and Angélique CARON.

Guillaume FOURNIER died 23 April 1786 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Angélique GAGNON
Marriage date: 25 February 1737
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique GAGNON was the child of Alexandre GAGNON and Angélique CARON

Children of Guillaume FOURNIER and Marie-Angélique GAGNON

Françoise FOURNIER

Born: 5 December 1737, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 17 September 1803 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre DANCOSSE 16 April 1763 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Barbe FOURNIER

Born: abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 November 1817, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUBE 13 January 1767 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Veronique FOURNIER

Born: 9 August 1751, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 16 November 1809, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUBE 21 January 1771 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Angelique FOURNIER

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 April 1809, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Raphael DUBE 21 November 1773 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1710
9 June 1710
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume FOURNIER and Marie-Angélique GAGNON 25 February 1737 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 26 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Françoise FOURNIER was born 5 December 1737, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Guillaume was 27 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Veronique FOURNIER was born 9 August 1751, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Guillaume was 41 years old.

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

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 Marriage of Child
Françoise FOURNIER married 16 April 1763 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Pierre DANCOSSE

1767 Marriage of Child
Barbe FOURNIER married 13 January 1767, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jean-Baptiste DUBE

1771 Marriage of Child
Veronique FOURNIER married 21 January 1771 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste DUBE

1773 Marriage of Child
Angelique FOURNIER married 21 November 1773, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Jean-Raphael DUBE

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.