Ambroise FORTIER

(b. 17 February 1726 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 15 April 1790 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Ambroise FORTIER was born 17 February 1726 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Ambroise FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Suzanne PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX (maternal) Georges PLANTE and Marguerite CRÉPEAU

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Ambroise married Brigitte TREMBLAY 27 July 1750 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Brigitte TREMBLAY was born 2 May 1732 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Brigitte died 29 September 1794 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Brigitte was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Angélique CANTIN (QUENTIN).

Ambroise FORTIER died 15 April 1790 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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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Family and Children of Ambroise FORTIER

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Ambroise FORTIER married

Brigitte TREMBLAY-- Date: 27 July 1750 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Brigitte TREMBLAY was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Angélique CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Children of Ambroise FORTIER and Brigitte TREMBLAY:

Jean-Ambroise FORTIER (b.2 June 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 14 April 1804, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte GUERET (QUERET) dite LATULIPPE 3 February 1777 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Brigitte FORTIER (b.20 February 1753, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 18 November 1815, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. François-Hilaire CHABOT 13 January 1783 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Joseph FORTIER (b.30 September 1756, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 20 March 1846, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada East )
m. Francoise LEPAGE 22 February 1791 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Geneviève FORTIER (b.28 February 1761, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada d. 17 August 1807, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Ambroise NADEAU 9 August 1790 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Pierre FORTIER (b.3 February 1763, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 October 1805, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte-Madeleine BETIL 19 July 1791 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER (b.19 May 1770, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 December 1823, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise DUQUET dite DESROSIERS 16 May 1786 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne FORTIER (b.29 June 1771, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 November 1812, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Michel CORRIVEAU 28 May 1793 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite FORTIER (b.2 April 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 June 1830, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BILODEAU 20 January 1795 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1726 Birth
17 February 1726
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Ambroise FORTIER and Brigitte TREMBLAY 27 July 1750, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 24 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Ambroise FORTIER was born 2 June 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Ambroise was 25 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Brigitte FORTIER was born 20 February 1753, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Ambroise was 27 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph FORTIER was born 30 September 1756, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Ambroise was 30 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Geneviève FORTIER was born 28 February 1761, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Ambroise was 35 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre FORTIER was born 3 February 1763, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Ambroise was 36 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER was born 19 May 1770, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Ambroise was 44 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FORTIER was born 29 June 1771, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Ambroise was 45 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marguerite FORTIER was born 2 April 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Ambroise was 47 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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Jean-Ambroise FORTIER married 3 February 1777, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Charlotte GUERET (QUERET) dite LATULIPPE

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Brigitte FORTIER married 13 January 1783, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada to François-Hilaire CHABOT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORTIER married 16 May 1786 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise DUQUET dite DESROSIERS