Marie-Geneviève FORTIN

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16 October 1732 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

24 November 1798 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Jacques FORTIN Geneviève LACROIX

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Born: 16 October 1732 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques FORTIN

Mother: Geneviève LACROIX

Paternal grandparents: Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE , Catherine BIVILLE

Maternal grandparents: François-Normand LACROIX , Anne GAGNÉ

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Geneviève married Jacques BONNEAU 14 November 1757 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacques BONNEAU was born 5 February 1731 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Jacques died 2 April 1821 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jacques was the child of Jacques BONNEAU and Marie-Louise BOUCHARD.

Marie-Geneviève FORTIN died 24 November 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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 FORTIN married

Jacques BONNEAU
Marriage date: 14 November 1757
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jacques BONNEAU was the child of Jacques BONNEAU and Marie-Louise BOUCHARD

Children of Jacques BONNEAU and Marie-Geneviève FORTIN

Julien BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE

Born: 18 December 1761, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Died: 26 November 1843, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Madeleine SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE 14 November 1786 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Rosalie BONNEAU

Born: 16 July 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 October 1834, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Louis DUCHESNE 21 November 1786 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Married: François-Xavier GIRARD 16 January 1798 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste BONNEAU

Born: 21 April 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 September 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Madeleine GRENON 22 April 1801 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1732
16 October 1732
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève FORTIN and Jacques BONNEAU 14 November 1757, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

She was 25 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Julien BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE was born 18 December 1761, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Geneviève was 29 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Rosalie BONNEAU was born 16 July 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Geneviève was 34 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BONNEAU was born 21 April 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Geneviève was 39 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Julien BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE married 14 November 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Madeleine SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE

1786 Marriage of Child
Rosalie BONNEAU married 21 November 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Louis DUCHESNE

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

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