Marie-Josephte FORTIN

(b. 22 October 1740 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1806 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte FORTIN was born 22 October 1740 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte FORTIN was the child of Joseph FORTIN and Marie-Anne MOREAU dite DESROSIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph FORTIN and Jeanne LORRAIN (maternal) Daniel MOREAU dit DESROSIERS and Marie GROULX

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

Marie-Josephte married Simon THIBAULT dit LÉVEILLÉ 6 February 1769 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Simon THIBAULT dit LÉVEILLÉ was born 7 March 1735 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Simon died 20 October 1782 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Simon was the child of Jean-Baptiste THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE and Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU).

Marie-Josephte FORTIN died 29 April 1806 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada.

m. Cote Joseph-Jean-Jacques
m. Thibault Simon

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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-Josephte FORTIN married

Simon THIBAULT dit LÉVEILLÉ-- Date: 6 February 1769 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Simon THIBAULT dit LÉVEILLÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE and Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU)

Children of Simon THIBAULT dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie-Josephte FORTIN:

Josephte THIBAULT (b.11 January 1770, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 January 1814, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada)

Martin THIBAULT (b.abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 June 1854, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada East )

Marie THIBAULT (b.abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1837, )

Marie-Amable THIBAULT (b.16 July 1780, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 December 1829, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre HOTTE 4 October 1796 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1740 Birth
22 October 1740
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte FORTIN and Simon THIBAULT dit LÉVEILLÉ 6 February 1769 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 28 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Josephte THIBAULT was born 11 January 1770, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 29 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.