Reine-Felicite FORTIN

(b. 29 June 1727 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 15 August 1791 , L'Islet, Lower Canada )

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Reine-Felicite FORTIN was born 29 June 1727 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Reine-Felicite FORTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Francoise BELANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Xainte CLOUTIER (maternal) Louis BELANGER and Marguerite LEFRANCOIS

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

Reine-Felicite married Jean BOUCHER 23 August 1745 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean BOUCHER was born 16 June 1716 in Notre-Dame, Fontaines-en-Sologne, France. Jean died 13 December 1804 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours).

Reine-Felicite FORTIN died 15 August 1791 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .

m. Boucher Jean

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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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Family and Children of Reine-Felicite FORTIN

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Reine-Felicite FORTIN married

Jean BOUCHER-- Date: 23 August 1745 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France

Children of Jean BOUCHER and Reine-Felicite FORTIN:

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER (b.26 May 1746, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 11 May 1806, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josette CLOUTIER 7 August 1775 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre BOUCHER (b.22 May 1749, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 28 April 1832, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne RICHARD 27 September 1773 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Ursule BOUCHER (b.7 December 1750, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 21 April 1806, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Hyacinthe CARON 15 January 1770 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1727 Birth
29 June 1727
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Reine-Felicite FORTIN and Jean BOUCHER 23 August 1745, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 18 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER was born 26 May 1746, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Reine-Felicite was 18 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Pierre BOUCHER was born 22 May 1749, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Reine-Felicite was 21 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Ursule BOUCHER was born 7 December 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Reine-Felicite was 23 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Ursule BOUCHER married 15 January 1770, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Joseph-Hyacinthe CARON

1773 Marriage of Child
Pierre BOUCHER married 27 September 1773, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Anne RICHARD

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER married 7 August 1775, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Marie-Josette CLOUTIER

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.