Augustin FOURNIER

(b. 10 February 1729 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1817 , Beaumont, Lower Canada )

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Augustin FOURNIER was born 10 February 1729 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Augustin FOURNIER was the child of Jacques FOURNIER and Marie-Francoise BLANCHON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas FOURNIER and Marie HUBERT (maternal) Étienne BLANCHON and Marie-Françoise CASSE (LACASSE)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Augustin married Marie BOUTHILLETTE 20 October 1749 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie BOUTHILLETTE was born 13 October 1731 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie died 9 September 1804 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie was the child of Jacques BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) and Marie-Anne CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS.

Augustin FOURNIER died 15 March 1817 in Beaumont, Lower Canada .

m. Bouthillette Marie

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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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Augustin FOURNIER married

Marie BOUTHILLETTE-- Date: 20 October 1749 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Marie BOUTHILLETTE was the child of Jacques BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) and Marie-Anne CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Children of Augustin FOURNIER and Marie BOUTHILLETTE:

Marie FOURNIER (b.6 September 1750, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1829, Beaumont, Lower Canada )
m. Charles LABRECQUE 13 July 1772 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite FOURNIER (b.19 June 1762, Beaumont, Canada d. 18 April 1833, La Durantaye, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste PAQUET 20 January 1783 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1729 Birth
10 February 1729
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Augustin FOURNIER and Marie BOUTHILLETTE 20 October 1749 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie FOURNIER was born 6 September 1750, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Augustin was 21 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite FOURNIER was born 19 June 1762, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Augustin 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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie FOURNIER married 13 July 1772 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Charles LABRECQUE

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.