Claire FORTIN

(b. 7 April 1745 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1811 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Claire FORTIN was born 7 April 1745 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Claire 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):

Claire married Michel MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 8 February 1762 in L'Islet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Michel died 20 April 1811 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Michel was the child of Nicolas MORISSET and Marie-Anne CLOUTIER.

Claire FORTIN died 30 January 1811 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Morisset Michel

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Claire FORTIN married

Michel MORISSET (MORISSETTE)-- Date: 8 February 1762 Place: L'Islet, Canada
Michel MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was the child of Nicolas MORISSET and Marie-Anne CLOUTIER

Children of Michel MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Claire FORTIN:

Marie-Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) (b.17 February 1770, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 February 1848, Saint-Henri, Canada East )
m. Jacques MORIN 16 November 1790 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1745 Birth
7 April 1745
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Claire FORTIN and Michel MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 8 February 1762, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 16 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.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 17 February 1770, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Claire was 24 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.