Marie-Anne FORTIER

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20 September 1724 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

27 March 1802 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Antoine FORTIER Madeleine NOEL

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Born: 20 September 1724 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine FORTIER

Mother: Madeleine NOEL

Paternal grandparents: Antoine FORTIER , Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX

Maternal grandparents: François NOEL , Nicole LEGRAND

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Marie-Anne married Pierre GOSSELIN 1 February 1752 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre GOSSELIN was born 13 August 1728 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Pierre died 3 September 1794 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Pierre was the child of Joseph GOSSELIN and Françoise GODBOUT.

Marie-Anne FORTIER died 27 March 1802 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Anne FORTIER married

Pierre GOSSELIN
Marriage date: 1 February 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre GOSSELIN was the child of Joseph GOSSELIN and Françoise GODBOUT

Children of Pierre GOSSELIN and Marie-Anne FORTIER

Pierre-Noel GOSSELIN

Born: 11 May 1755, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 19 April 1831, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite LEFEBVRE 17 February 1783 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph GOSSELIN

Born: 28 September 1757, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France
Died: 12 August 1840, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE 12 August 1782 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1724
20 September 1724
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne FORTIER and Pierre GOSSELIN 1 February 1752, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 27 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noel GOSSELIN was born 11 May 1755, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph GOSSELIN was born 28 September 1757, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 33 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 Child
Joseph GOSSELIN married 12 August 1782, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE

1783 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Noel GOSSELIN married 17 February 1783, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Marguerite LEFEBVRE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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