Michel FORTIER

(b. 31 August 1709 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1776 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel FORTIER was born 31 August 1709 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Michel FORTIER was the child of Michel FORTIER and Angélique MANSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX (maternal) Jacques MANSEAU and Marguerite LATOUCHE

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

Michel married Marie-Anne CUREUX dite ST-GERMAIN 30 September 1748 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne CUREUX dite ST-GERMAIN was born 8 February 1727 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 28 November 1794 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis-Antoine CUREUX and Marie-Anne LAROCHE.

Michel FORTIER died 27 March 1776 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Cureux Marie-Anne

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Occupation

Michel FORTIER was a navigator, merchant, militia captain.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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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Michel FORTIER married

Marie-Anne CUREUX dite ST-GERMAIN-- Date: 30 September 1748 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne CUREUX dite ST-GERMAIN was the child of Louis-Antoine CUREUX and Marie-Anne LAROCHE

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1709 Birth
31 August 1709
Saint-Laurent-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

1748 Marriage / Partner
Michel FORTIER and Marie-Anne CUREUX dite ST-GERMAIN 30 September 1748, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 39 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.

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.