Therese FORTIER

(b. 3 November 1738 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1814 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Therese FORTIER was born 3 November 1738 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Therese FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Josephte FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX (maternal) Gabriel FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) and Marguerite ROY

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

Therese married Francois BRISSON 17 September 1764 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois BRISSON was born 26 February 1734 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Francois died 26 December 1798 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of François-Charles BRISSON and Brigitte TREMBLAY.

Therese FORTIER died 5 April 1814 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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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Therese FORTIER married

Francois BRISSON-- Date: 17 September 1764 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois BRISSON was the child of François-Charles BRISSON and Brigitte TREMBLAY

Children of Francois BRISSON and Therese FORTIER:

Charlotte BRISSON (b.21 February 1774, La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Francois TALBOT 29 August 1814 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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1738 Birth
3 November 1738
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Therese FORTIER and Francois BRISSON 17 September 1764 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Charlotte BRISSON was born 21 February 1774, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Therese was 35 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.