Louis FOURNIER

(b. 7 May 1740 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1824 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )

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Louis FOURNIER was born 7 May 1740 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Louis FOURNIER was the child of Louis FOURNIER and Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles FOURNIER and Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD (maternal) Jean LÉTOURNEAU and Marguerite CARON

Louis had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Louis married Madeleine JEAN dite PIERRE 11 January 1759 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine JEAN dite PIERRE was born 10 February 1741 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Madeleine died 23 December 1791 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of François-Pierre JEAN and Cecile LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR.

Louis FOURNIER died 21 May 1824 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Louis FOURNIER married

Madeleine JEAN dite PIERRE-- Date: 11 January 1759 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Madeleine JEAN dite PIERRE was the child of François-Pierre JEAN and Cecile LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

Children of Louis FOURNIER and Madeleine JEAN dite PIERRE:

Louis FOURNIER (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 October 1841, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East)
m. Madeleine CHOUINARD 8 November 1779 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Modeste FOURNIER (b.abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 February 1804, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Alexandre DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE 27 September 1783 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1740 Birth
7 May 1740
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Louis FOURNIER and Madeleine JEAN dite PIERRE 11 January 1759, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 18 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.

Revolutionary War
FOURNIER, LOUIS, St-Jean-Port-Joli. Fought for the Americans winter 1775-76 (Caron); deprived as lieut. of militia for having executed rebel orders (BTW)

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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.