Pierre-Basile FOURNIER

(b. 1 September 1734 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1802 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Basile FOURNIER was born 1 September 1734 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Pierre-Basile FOURNIER was the child of Charles FOURNIER and Marie-Angélique LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles FOURNIER and Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD (maternal) Joseph LANGLOIS and Louise NOLIN

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

Pierre-Basile married Marie-Francoise ROBIN 7 January 1754 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Francoise ROBIN was born 28 October 1734 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Francoise died 18 October 1806 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Francoise was the child of François ROBIN and Marie COURTEAU.

Pierre-Basile FOURNIER died 10 July 1802 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Pierre-Basile FOURNIER married

Marie-Francoise ROBIN-- Date: 7 January 1754 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Marie-Francoise ROBIN was the child of François ROBIN and Marie COURTEAU

Children of Pierre-Basile FOURNIER and Marie-Francoise ROBIN:

Marie-Brigitte FOURNIER (b.16 March 1755, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 24 October 1831, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Isidore MORIN 23 November 1778

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1734 Birth
1 September 1734
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Basile FOURNIER and Marie-Francoise ROBIN 7 January 1754, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 19 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Brigitte FOURNIER was born 16 March 1755, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Pierre-Basile was 20 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.

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.