Francois FORTIER

Born

5 February 1713 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

31 July 1789 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Charles FORTIER Marie-Françoise BLOUIN

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Born: 5 February 1713 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Charles FORTIER

Mother: Marie-Françoise BLOUIN

Paternal grandparents: Antoine FORTIER , Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE , Marie CARREAU

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Francois married Marie-Josephe MARTEL 11 August 1744 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe MARTEL was born 28 April 1725 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 5 May 1806 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Josephe was the child of Antoine MARTEL and Catherine GUILLOT.

Francois FORTIER died 31 July 1789 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Martel Marie-Josephe

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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-Josephe MARTEL
Marriage date: 11 August 1744
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe MARTEL was the child of Antoine MARTEL and Catherine GUILLOT

Children of Francois FORTIER and Marie-Josephe MARTEL

François FORTIER

Born: 28 October 1745, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 15 September 1828, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth PLANTE 8 January 1776 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Madeleine-Helene FORTIER

Born: 18 February 1754, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 22 September 1831, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: François COTE 12 January 1778 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1713
5 February 1713
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1744 Marriage / Partner
Francois FORTIER and Marie-Josephe MARTEL 11 August 1744 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
François FORTIER was born 28 October 1745, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Francois was 32 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Madeleine-Helene FORTIER was born 18 February 1754, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Francois was 41 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.