Marie-Elisabeth FORTIER

(b. 19 May 1721 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 March 1799 , Île-Perrot, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Elisabeth FORTIER was born 19 May 1721 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Elisabeth FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Josephe RHÉAUME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis FORTIER and Madeleine MOISON (maternal) Robert RHÉAUME and Elisabeth BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR

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Marie-Elisabeth married René LEDUC 7 January 1739 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
René LEDUC was born 27 February 1715 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). René died 31 January 1796 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). René was the child of Pierre LEDUC and Catherine FORTIN dite LAGRANDEUR.

Marie-Elisabeth FORTIER died 20 March 1799 in Île-Perrot, 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-Elisabeth FORTIER married

René LEDUC-- Date: 7 January 1739 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
René LEDUC was the child of Pierre LEDUC and Catherine FORTIN dite LAGRANDEUR

Children of René LEDUC and Marie-Elisabeth FORTIER:

Charles LEDUC (b.9 December 1745, Île-Perrot, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1820, Île-Perrot, Lower Canada )
m. Suzanne LECOMPTE 25 July 1768 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Guillaume-Rene LEDUC (b.16 March 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1821, Île-Perrot, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Archange DAOUST 11 January 1768 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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1721 Birth
19 May 1721
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1739 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth FORTIER and René LEDUC 7 January 1739, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Charles LEDUC was born 9 December 1745, Île-Perrot, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal)

Marie-Elisabeth was 24 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Guillaume-Rene LEDUC was born 16 March 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth was 26 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Guillaume-Rene LEDUC married 11 January 1768, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Marie-Archange DAOUST

1768 Marriage of Child
Charles LEDUC married 25 July 1768, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Suzanne LECOMPTE

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.